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Q.

Habitat loss and fragmentation, over exploitation, alien species invasion and co-extinction are causes for :

  1. A

    Population explosion

  2. B

    Competition

  3. C

    Biodiversity loss

  4. D

    Natality

Solution

The four causes listed (habitat loss and fragmentation, over-exploitation, alien species invasion, and co-extinction) are known as 'The Evil Quartet', as described by Paul Ehrlich in the context of biodiversity loss.

They are the major anthropogenic drivers of declining biodiversity.

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