Question

Which of the following human activities lead to the mass extinction?

• A. Hunting of animals for food
• B. Cutting down of forest for agriculture
• C. Use of Fossil Fuels
• D. Human activities do not cause extinction

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C)

The correct options are
A Hunting of animals for food
B Cutting down of forest for agriculture
C Use of Fossil Fuels

Human activities that influence the extinction and endangerment of wild species fall into a number of categories: (1) unsustainable hunting and harvesting that cause mortality at rates that exceed recruitment of new individuals, (2) land use practices like deforestation, urban and suburban development, agricultural cultivation, and water management projects that encroach upon and/or destroy natural habitat.