Botany · 2026
NEET 2026 · 3 May · Code 11 · Q97
Since the origin and diversification of life on Earth, there have been five episodes of mass extinction of species. How is the sixth extinction,…
Since the origin and diversification of life on Earth, there have been five episodes of mass extinction of species. How is the sixth extinction, which is in progress, different from the previous episodes ?
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The present species extinction rates are $\displaystyle 100$ to $\displaystyle 1000$ times faster than in the pre-human times.
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