Overharvesting Encourages Extinction and is Most Likely to Affect

Question

Overharvesting encourages extinction and is most likely to affect?
A) animals that occupy a broad ecological niche
B) large animals with low intrinsic reproductive rates
C) most organisms that live in the oceans' coral reefs
D) edge-adapted species

Accepted Answer

Large animals with low intrinsic reproductive rates are most likely to be affected by overharvesting because their populations recover more slowly from reductions, making them more vulnerable to extinction.