Three Species of Tigers Have Gone Extinct Due to Overharvesting

question 3

Multiple Choice

Three species of tigers have gone extinct due to overharvesting or habitat destruction.This is an example of

• A) adaptive radiation.
• B) sympatric speciation.
• C) background extinction rate.
• D) increased extinction rate by human activity.
• E) mass extinction.

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