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The Hawaiian Islands have gone through at least two waves of human colonization (in prehistoric times and again starting in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries). Of the approximately 125 to 145 bird species that once inhabited the Hawaiian Islands before human colonization, 90 to 110 are now extinct. Which of the following is most likely true when it comes to these extinctions? 0 introduced predators affected populations of native species Late human colonization devastated the natural habitats and food sources, such as flower nectar and fruit of the native species. Early human colonization devastated the larger species of birds through hunting. the extinctions were likley due to enhanced genetic drift in small populations