The Extinction of Many Species in a Relatively Short Period

question 76

Multiple Choice

The extinction of many species in a relatively short period of geologic time is called ____.

• A) mass extinction
• B) secondary extinction
• C) biological extinction
• D) background extinction rate
• E) tertiary extinction

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