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When a host fish goes extinct and its parasites vanish too, what is this called?
AOver-exploitation
BHabitat shrinkage
CCo-extinction
DAlien invasion
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Co-extinction
Species obligately associated with an extinct species die out with it, which is co-extinction.
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