Class 12 · Biodiversity and Conservation

Overexploitation & Species Extinction — NEET Biology

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Many species extinctions in the last 500 years (Steller's sea cow, passenger pigeon) were due to overexploitation by humans. Presently many marine fish populations around the world are over harvested, endangering the continued existence of some commercially important species.

NCERT Biology · Class 12 · Chapter 13 · Paragraph 29
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Match-the-Column: Column I (Cause) A. Habitat loss. B. Over-exploitation. C. Alien species invasion D. Co-extinction Column II (Example) i. Extinction of passenger pigeon ii. Nile perch in Lake Victoria iii. Obligate pollinator extinction iv. Amazon forest cleared for soy cultivation

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