What is the most important cause of animal and plant extinction?

What is the most important cause of animal and plant extinction?
  1. Habitat loss and degradation
  2. Climate change
  3. Over:exploitation
  4. Invasive species

Solution

Habitat loss and fragmentation is the most important cause driving animals and plants to extinction. This is due to the destruction of their habitats, including tropical rainforests, which have reduced in coverage from 14% to 6% of the earth's land surface.

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