Which mass extinction was caused by an asteroid impact?(1 point) Responses The fourth, or Triassic The fourth, or Triassic The fifth, or Late Cretaceous The fifth, or Late Cretaceous The second, or Devonian The second, or Devonian The third, or Permian

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The mass extinction caused by an asteroid impact is the fifth, or Late Cretaceous. This event is famously associated with the impact that is believed to have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs around 66 million years ago.