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What could happen if the present rates of species losses continue?

Options

  1. ABiodiversity will remain unchanged
  2. BBiodiversity will increase
  3. CWe could lose all the wealth of biodiversity in less than two centuries
  4. DBiodiversity will decrease but not dramatically

Correct answer

C. We could lose all the wealth of biodiversity in less than two centuries

Step-by-step solution

It has taken millions of years of evolution, to accumulate this rich diversity in nature, but we could lose all that wealth in less than two centuries if the present rates of species losses continue. Biodiversity and its conservation are now vital environmental issues of international concern as more and more people around the world begin to realise the critical importance of biodiversity for our survival and well- being on this planet.

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