Conservation of Plants and Animals

To increase the extinction rate

To decrease the population of plants and animals

To maintain biodiversity and ecosystem balance (correct)

To exploit natural resources

To prevent loss of genetic diversity (correct)

To promote over-exploitation of natural resources

To accelerate habitat destruction

To disrupt the food chain

Expansion of natural habitats

Improvement in the health of ecosystems

Decrease in ecological imbalance

Increase in the number of endangered species (correct)