Ecologists Conclude There Is a Biodiversity Crisis Because

question 41

Multiple Choice

Ecologists conclude there is a biodiversity crisis because

• A)biophilia causes humans to feel ethically responsible for protecting other species.
• B)scientists have at last discovered and counted most of Earth's species and can now accurately calculate the current extinction rate.
• C)current extinction rates are very high and many species are threatened or endangered.
• D)many potential life-saving medicines are being lost as species evolve.
• E)there are too few biodiversity hot spots.

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Definitions:

Loss-Minimizing

A strategy aimed at reducing the negative impact or minimizing the losses in a business operation or an investment.

Quantity

The amount or number of a material or immaterial good or service.

Units

Basic quantities considered as a standard of measurement for physical quantities.

Profit-Maximizing

The method used by a company to identify the pricing and production quantities that maximize its profits.