Multiple Choice
What is a mass extinction?
A) The continuous extinction of various species
B) The result of excessive allopatric speciation
C) The result of accumulated harmful mutations
D) An occurrence when an entire phylum of cohorts dies off
E) A rapid increase in the rate of extinctions that reduces Earth's biotic diversity
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