Question

Which of the following is a FALSE statement?

a. Pollution, ultraviolet radiation, and parasites have been implicated in the developmental abnormalities observed in amphibians.
b. Commercial extinction is permanent
c. Genetic diversity is important for agriculture
d. The present extinction rate is 10,000 times the background rate.

Answer 1

d. The present extinction rate is 10,000 times the background rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Extinction takes place at a natural “background” amount of closely one to five species per year. The present estimatation is that species are been lost at up to 1,000 times the background rate, with considerable dozens going extinct each day