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Question
What could be the possible explanation for greater vulnerability of amphibians to extinction as compared to other animal groups?
Solution
Amphibians live in terrestrial habitats but for sexual reproduction, they depend on aquatic habitats. Habitat loss affects the amphibians more greatly than other animal groups because it requires both the habitat for its survival.
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