Climate change today is similar to the major K-Pg extinction event in that "the environment is changing rapidly, and new ecosystems are forming, causing mass extinctions." During the K-Pg event, significant environmental changes due to factors like asteroid impact and volcanic activity led to dramatic shifts in ecosystems, resulting in widespread extinctions. Similarly, current climate change is causing rapid alterations in habitats and ecosystems, leading to the extinction of species that cannot adapt to these changes.
How is climate change today similar to the major K-Pg extinction event that ended the reign of the dinosaurs? (1 point)
• New species are emerging in the absence of extinct species.
O Individuals that can't adapt are dying, and species are going extinct.
The environment is changing rapidly, and new ecosystems are forming, causing mass extinctions.
• Catastrophic weather events are occurring that are wiping out entire ecosystems.
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