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Which of the following BEST describes the natural extinction rate?(1 point)Responsesthe rate of species extinction caused by melting ice capsthe rate of species extinction caused by melting ice capsthe rate of species extinction if human activity did not existthe rate of species extinction if human activity did not existthe rate of species extinction due to water pollution and toxinsthe rate of species extinction due to water pollution and toxinsthe rate of species extinction as a result of climate change

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The rate of species extinction if human activity did not exist.

(Also called the background extinction rate — the typical “natural” rate of species loss without human-caused impacts.)