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Question
The number and kinds of organism is not constant. How do you explain this statement?
Solution
The number and kinds of organisms are variable according to the seasonal changes like the population of certain insects increasing during the rainy season. 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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