A population of sea life was very successful in its marine environment. Suddenly, this sea life experienced a rapid decrease in population and ultimately, extinction. Which of the following processes most likely led to this extinction?

Question

Question 8 options:

A)

Marine unconformity

B)

Tsunami

C)

Marine transgression

D)

Marine regression

Answer 1

The process that most likely led to the extinction of the sea life population, given the context of a rapid decrease in population, would be B) Tsunami.

A tsunami can cause sudden and catastrophic changes to a marine environment, leading to habitat destruction, loss of food sources, and increased mortality rates among marine organisms.

The other options involve longer-term geological processes (marine unconformity, marine transgression, marine regression) rather than immediate, drastic events that would cause a rapid decline in population.