Multiple Choice
Which statement is both correct and supports ecologists' view that amphibian species extinctions are increasing?
A) Nearly all amphibian declines are caused by habitat loss and habitat degradation.
B) Amphibian species are highly endangered in areas polluted or urbanized by humans, but not in undisturbed, natural areas.
C) Since 1980, 33 amphibian species are known to have gone extinct, and another 115 have not been seen.
D) Compared with amphibians, only birds and mammals have had more species go extinct since 1980.
E) Because of the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) , all amphibian species are expected to go extinct by 2100.
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