Dodo, passenger pigeon and Steller's sea cow become extinct in the last 500 years due to
A
habitat destruction
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B
over-exploitation
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C
bird-flu virus inflection
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D
pollution.
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Solution
The correct option is B over-exploitation Excessive exploitation of a species, whether a plant or animal reduces size of its population such that it becomes vulnerable to extinction.