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Mass extinction can be caused by ecological factors like climate change and loss of habitat.
Mass extinction can be caused by ecological factors like climate change and loss of habitat.
Mass extinction is ongoing and is a regular process that results from evolution.
Mass extinction is ongoing and is a regular process that results from evolution.
Mass extinction involves many species over a short period of geologic time.
Mass extinction involves many species over a short period of geologic time.
Mass extinction occurs over a long period of time.
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The correct response is:
Mass extinction involves many species over a short period of geologic time.
Mass extinctions are characterized by the rapid loss of a large number of species across various taxa within a relatively short geological timeframe, whereas background extinctions occur at a more gradual rate and typically involve fewer species.
