Anthropogenic extinction means the extinction of species from surface of Earth, that is due to
Change in season
Effects of meteors
Human activities
None of the above
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Change in season
B
Human activities
C
Effects of meteors
D
None of the above
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The correct option is C Human activities
Anthropogenic extinction means the extinction of species from surface of Earth, that is due to human activities.
The Holocene extinction, otherwise referred to as the Sixth extinction or Anthropocene extinction, is a name for the ongoing extinction event of species during the present Holocene epoch (since around 10,000 BCE) mainly due to human activity.
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