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Which of the following BEST describes the natural extinction rate?

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the rate of species extinction caused by melting ice caps


the rate of species extinction if human activity did not exist


the rate of species extinction due to water pollution and toxins


the 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

This is the background (natural) extinction rate — the baseline loss of species from natural processes (evolution, competition, natural climate shifts, disease) absent human-caused impacts.