Ava and eddy are discussing the difference between a species being extinct and an endangered species. ava states that extinction means that the species is no longer alive. eddy states that extinction is when a species is close to dying out. who is correct? question options: ava is correct because extinction means that a species has died out and is no longer alive. eddy is correct because extinction means that the species is close to dying out and there are not many left. neither of them are right. extinction is a term used to describe the environment in which a species lives. both of them are right because extinction refers to a species that is either about to die out or has already died out.