A fern lives in the tropical rainforest and depends on the dense shade of the forest to survive.Then the rainforest where the fern lives is cut down and replaced with open pastureland, which is warmer and drier.The fern goes extinct.This is an example of biodiversity loss due to

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Habitat loss occurs when the natural habitat of a species is destroyed or altered, leading to a loss in biodiversity. In this case, the fern's habitat (the tropical rainforest) was cut down and replaced with open pastureland, leading to its extinction.

A Fern Lives in the Tropical Rainforest and Depends on the Dense