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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 15. Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Issues

The current loss of biodiversity is considered to be the seventh extinction. How is this different from previous extinctions?

  1. A This is due to lowered resistance to environmental changes.
  2. B It is of a prolonged duration occurring very slowly.
  3. C It is occurring at an alarming rate 100 to 1000 times faster.
  4. D It is occurring due to mutation in the gene pool.
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(C) It is occurring at an alarming rate 100 to 1000 times faster.

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