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Over exploitation is one among the evil quartet that increases the risk of extinction mainly for
Over exploitation is one among the evil quartet that increases the risk of extinction mainly for
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The correct option is A large animals with low intrinsic reproductive rate
Overuse of natural resources by humans leads to overexploitation of resources which led to the extinction of many species in the last 500 years. Intrinsic reproductive rate (r) is the number of births minus the number of deaths per generation time. Thus organisms with low intrinsic reproductive rate add lesser individuals to the population and overexploitation makes them prone to extinction irrespective of whether they belong to terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems. Generally larger animals tend to have a lower r value than smaller ones.
Overuse of natural resources by humans leads to overexploitation of resources which led to the extinction of many species in the last 500 years. Intrinsic reproductive rate (r) is the number of births minus the number of deaths per generation time. Thus organisms with low intrinsic reproductive rate add lesser individuals to the population and overexploitation makes them prone to extinction irrespective of whether they belong to terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems. Generally larger animals tend to have a lower r value than smaller ones.
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