The Species Extinction Rate Is Apparently

question 6

Multiple Choice

The species extinction rate is apparently

• A) increasing rapidly.
• B) always equal to the species formation rate.
• C) about one species per year.
• D) lower now than it has ever been.
• E) decreasing steadily.

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