What Is a Mass Extinction

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is a mass extinction?

• A) The continuous extinction of various species
• B) The result of excessive allopatric speciation
• C) The result of accumulated harmful mutations
• D) An occurrence when an entire phylum of cohorts dies off
• E) A rapid increase in the rate of extinctions that reduces Earth's biotic diversity

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