Speciation<span> is the term used to describe the formation of a new </span>species<span> due to </span>natural selection<span>.</span>
Answer:
Specitation increases biodiversity, while extinctions decrease biodiversity.
Explanation:
Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth or some specified geographic area of the planet; the diversity of life occurs at the genetic level, at the species level, at the ecosystem level, and in evolutionary lineages.
A, B, and C make no sense
A makes no sense because Methane is lighter than air, and so the Methane would stay higher in the atmosphere, so it would not seep into the ground, it would remain in the air.
B makes no sense because Burning fossil fuels causes air pollution by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. the only way that carbon dioxide could pollute water is if it is combined on a molecular level, plus carbon dioxide does not inhibit the process of water being evaporated by the sun.
C also makes no sense because Deforestation causes acid rain by increasing carbon dioxide not decreasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
so therefore by elimination your answer is D
