08/05/2026
NEETPYQ
A. Correct: Clearing the Amazon rainforest for soyabean cultivation is a classic example of habitat loss and fragmentation.
B. Correct: Both Steller's sea cow and the passenger pigeon went extinct due to over-exploitation by humans.
C. Incorrect: The introduction of the Nile perch into Lake Victoria actually led to the extinction of more than 200 species of endemic cichlid fish, not their growth.
D. Correct: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is one of the world's most problematic invasive species, often referred to as the "Terror of Bengal."
E. Incorrect: When a species becomes extinct, the plant and animal species obligatorily associated with it also become extinct; this phenomenon is called co-extinction.
