Asked by Mathew Jameson

Which of the following is believed to be common among all mass extinction events?(1 point)
Responses

a significant change in the global climate
a significant change in the global climate

the type of event that causes the extinction
the type of event that causes the extinction

the number of species that went extinct
the number of species that went extinct

the type of species that went extinct
the type of species that went extinct

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
a significant change in the global climate

Reason: mass extinctions are generally linked to major, rapid changes in global environmental conditions (climate, ocean chemistry, sea level), even though the specific triggers and which species were lost differ between events.