Question

Over-exploitation as a cause of biodiversity loss is best exemplified by which of the following?

Options

• Hunting, overfishing, and unsustainable extraction

• Breaking large forests into smaller fragments

• Introduction of Parthenium in agricultural fields

• Disappearance of a pollinator when its plant partner goes extinct

Answer 1

Over-exploitation refers to excessive use of plants, animals, or other biological resources causing population decline. Examples include hunting, overfishing, and unsustainable extraction. The other options represent fragmentation, alien invasion, and co-extinction respectively.