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Extinction of biodiversity is caused by the habitat degradation, fragmentation, over-harvesting and introduction of new species, described as
  1. Evil quartet
  2. Four horsemen
  3. Both A and B
  4. Succession

A
Succession
B
Evil quartet
C
Both A and B
D
Four horsemen
Solution
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Evil quartet or four horsemen of the ecological apocalypse explains the four main human-induced causes of extinction which were habitat degradation, fragmentation, the introduction of exotic species and over-harvesting. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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