11.2k views
1 vote
List and describe the 2 main causes of species extinction happening today.

User Tresbot
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

habitat destruction, overexploitation, climate change, nitrogen pollution, and invasive species.

Step-by-step explanation:

Main Modern Causes of Extinction:

habitat destruction - the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species.

overexploitation - harvesting a renewable resource to the point of diminishing returns.

climate change - includes both global warmings driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

nitrogen pollution - a form of water pollution, refers to contamination by excessive inputs of nutrients.

invasive species - an introduced organism that negatively alters its new environment.

User Savageguy
by
8.4k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.