(15)The text book gives many details about problems with the threats to biodiversity on planet Earth, but one problem which may be inherent in their analysis is (a) they fail to note that biodiversity loss involves population declines (b) they fail to consider human beings as part of the ecosystems that they survey (c) they fail to note that extinction is reversible (d) they fail to point out that if trends continue, we may see the extinction of more than half of all species

(15)The text book gives many details about problems with the threats to biodiversity on planet Earth, but one problem which may be inherent in their analysis is (a) they fail to note that biodiversity loss involves population declines (b) they fail to consider human beings as part of the ecosystems that they survey (c) they fail to note that extinction is reversible (d) they fail to point out that if trends continue, we may see the extinction of more than half of all species

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter55: Biodiversity And Conservation Biology

Section: Chapter Questions

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