What Is the Difference Between Background Extinction and Mass Extinction

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between background extinction and mass extinction?

• A)background extinction is continuous and low-level; mass extinction occurs during a relatively short period of time and involves large numbers of species
• B)background extinction is indiscriminate; mass extinction targets particular species
• C)background extinction may be due to a human induced catastrophic event; mass extinction is a natural biological process
• D)background extinction has occurred 5-6 times throughout Earth's history; mass extinctions have occurred hundreds of times
• E)background extinction is a synonym for mass extinction

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