Question

Unsustainable harvesting of resources and species is ___.

• A. Over-exploitation
• B. Utilitarianism
• C. Alien species invasion
• D. Biodiversity

Answer 1

The correct option is A Over-exploitation

The Evil Quartet in Ecology causing loss of biodiversity includes habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation, alien species invasion and co-extinction. When species are harvested untenably or when they are over-exploited for human consumption, they cannot be replenished naturally and are lost to extinction. Utilitarianism is a philosophy that values actions that maximise utility.