How is climate change today similar to the major K-Pg extinction event that ended the reign of the dinosaurs?(1 point)

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The environment is changing rapidly, and new ecosystems are forming, causing mass extinctions.
The environment is changing rapidly, and new ecosystems are forming, causing mass extinctions.

Individuals that can’t adapt are dying, and species are going extinct.
Individuals that can’t adapt are dying, and species are going extinct.

New species are emerging in the absence of extinct species.
New species are emerging in the absence of extinct species.

Catastrophic weather events are occurring that are wiping out entire ecosystems.

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The best response to how climate change today is similar to the major K-Pg extinction event is:

Individuals that can’t adapt are dying, and species are going extinct.

Both events involve rapid environmental changes that challenge the adaptability of many species, resulting in extinctions.