Question

Choose the option that does not come under 'The Evil Quartet":

• A. Alien species invasion
• B. Co-extinction
• C. Latitudinal gradients
• D. Over exploitation

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Latitudinal gradients

• 'The Evil Quartet' of biodiversity loss is a concept that describes the reason that causes extinction of species.

• These main four reasons are:

  1. overexploitation

  2. loss of habitat

  3. extinction of species continuously

  4. introduction of the exotic species