Question

What are the excess and the unsustainable use of resources called?

(a) Loss of habitat and fragmentation

(b) Co-extinctions

(c) Invasion of alien species

(d) Over-exploitation

I have been asked this question in a job interview.

The query is from Causes of Biodiversity Losses in chapter Biodiversity and Conservation of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right choice is (d) Over-exploitation

To explain I would say: The excess and unsustainable use of resources is known as over-exploitation. It is also known as overharvesting. Overexploitation of any kind of resource leads to rapid decline and destruction of that resource that may cause serious damage to the ecosystem.