The Background Rate of Extinction Describes ___________

question 62

Multiple Choice

The background rate of extinction describes ___________.

• A) the average amount of time a species has before extinction
• B) the amount of time it takes for a similar species to become extinct
• C) the average rate of extinction in the time periods between mass extinctions
• D) the length of a given mass extinction
• E) the average rate of extinction after human impact on the environment

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Definitions:

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