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Question
The IUCN Red Data List (2004) in the last 500 years documents the extinction of nearly 784 species including ______.
Options
330 invertebrates
338 invertebrates
359 invertebrates
362 invertebrates
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Solution
The IUCN Red Data List (2004) in the last 500 years documents the extinction of nearly 784 species including 359 invertebrates.
Explanation:
The IUCN Red List (2004) documents the extinction of 784 species (including 338 vertebrates, 359 invertebrates and 87 plants) in the last 500 years.
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