Q.

Among 'The Evil Quartet', which one is considered the most important cause driving extinction of species           [2023]

1 Alien species invasions  
2 Co-extinctions  
3 Habitat loss and fragmentation  
4 Over exploitation for economic gain  

Ans.

(3)

Habitat loss and fragmentation is the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction. The most dramatic examples of habitat loss come from Amazon tropical rain forest.