The Mass Extinctions of the Permian Period

question 3

Multiple Choice

The mass extinctions of the Permian period

• A) was caused by a drop in sea level.
• B) paved the way for the age of dinosaurs.
• C) All of the answer choices are correct.
• D) was caused by a rise in global temperature.
• E) was caused by a long series of volcanic eruptions.

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Definitions:

Object Creation

The process of instantiating a class to form a new object in object-oriented programming.

Ancestor Class Constructor

A constructor call for a superclass in an inheritance hierarchy, used to initialize the state of an ancestor class before the derived class.

Superclass Constructor

The constructor of a superclass that is called when an instance of a derived class is created, often used to initialize state inherited from the superclass.

Subclass Constructor

A subclass constructor is a special method in object-oriented programming used to create instances of a subclass, possibly invoking a superclass's constructor as part of its process.