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BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationLoss of BiodiversityEasy2 minPYQ_2020
BotanyEasysingle choice

Which of the following option represent extinct species?

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Answer:
D
Solution:

In the last 500 years, IUCN Red List (2004) indicates the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates, and 87 plants). Some examples of recent extinctions are :

1.Dodo (Mauritius).2.Quagga (Africa).3.Thylacine (Australia).4.Steller's Sea Cow (Russia).5.3 subspecies (Bali, Javan, Caspian) of the tiger.

- Extinction of 27 species has occurred in just the last 20 years only.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Biodiversity and its ConservationSubtopic:Loss of Biodiversity
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