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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
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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