Which of the Following Is an Important Problem in Predicting

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an important problem in predicting future extinction rates?

• A) Scientists often do not know all of the details of the ecological roles of species.
• B) Most of the world's species have already been identified.
• C) It is difficult to work out how many individuals are needed for a population to be viable.
• D) Scientists have no information about extinctions prior to having written human records.
• E) Mathematical models cannot be used to make these predictions even when detailed data are available for species because the models are so complex.

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