At Least Five of These Have Occurred in Earth's History,one

question 23

Multiple Choice

At least five of these have occurred in Earth's history,one of which occurred 65 million years ago and wiped out the dinosaurs.

• A)mass extinction event
• B)punctuated equilibrium
• C)millennia-long drought
• D)phylogenetic tree

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