How are current extinction rates because of human activities different than natural rates of extinction?

A. They are 100 to 10,000 times lower.
B. They are 10 to 100 times lower.
C. They are about the same.
D. They are 10 to 100 times higher.
E. They are 100 to 10,000 times higher.


Answer: E

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