At the current rate of habitat destruction, tropical rainforests will be reduced to ________ of their original size within 35 years, and ________ of species living there will go extinct.

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Tropical rainforests are being destroyed at an alarming rate, but the most widely cited projections suggest that if current trends continue, they could be reduced to about 10% of their original size within the next few decades. This level of destruction is expected to result in the extinction of approximately 50% of the species living in these habitats, due to loss of habitat and the fragmentation of the ecosystems they depend on.

At the Current Rate of Habitat Destruction, Tropical Rainforests Will