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How did the passenger pigeon go extinct?


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-diversity

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β -diversity

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Solution

The correct option is B

β -diversity


Passenger pigeons were found in over billions of numbers in the United States. In just fifty years, the passenger pigeons drastically reduced in number from over billions to zero. These birds were hunted relentlessly for meat, sport and feathers to satisfy human greed.


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