Which of the Following Statements About Extinctions Is True

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about extinctions is true?

• A) The background extinction rate is that which occurs during a mass extinction.
• B) Extinctions are occurring now at rates comparable to those of the five mass extinctions.
• C) Most of the species that have ever existed are extinct.
• D) Both a and b
• E) Both b and c

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