Several dozen species of plants and animals cease to exist every day.This trend is referred to as
A)the demise of the ecosystem.
B)declining biodiversity.
C)ecological Armageddon.
D)ethnographic doomsday.

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Declining biodiversity refers to the loss of species in an ecosystem over time. It is a major concern for the health and stability of ecosystems worldwide. The extinction rate today is estimated to be 1000 times higher than the natural extinction rate before human influence, with several dozen species going extinct every day. The other options, such as the demise of the ecosystem, ecological Armageddon, and ethnographic doomsday, are not commonly used terms to describe this phenomenon.

Several Dozen Species of Plants and Animals Cease to Exist