Extinction is a process that can depend on a variety of ecological, geographical, and physiological variables. These variables affect different species of organisms in different ways, and should, therefore, yield a random pattern of extinctions. However, the fossil record shows that extinction occurs in a surprisingly definite pattern, with many species vanishing at same time.
Which of the following, if true, forms the best basis for at least a partial explanation of the patterned extinctions revealed by the fossil record?
A:Major episodes of extinction can result from widespread environmental disturbances that affect numerous different species.
B:Certain extinction episodes selectively affect organisms with particular sets of characteristics unique to their species.
C:Some species become extinct because of accumulated gradual changes in their local environments.
D:In geologically recent times, for which there is no fossil record, human intervention has changed the pattern of extinctions.
E:Species that are widely dispersed are the least likely to become extinct.
Extinction is a process that can depend on a variety of ecological, geographical, and physiological variables. These variables affect different species of organisms in different ways, and should, therefore, yield a random pattern of extinctions. However, the fossil record shows that extinction occurs in a surprisingly definite pattern, with many species vanishing at same time.
Which of the following, if true, forms the best basis for at least a partial explanation of the patterned extinctions revealed by the fossil record?
A:Major episodes of extinction can result from widespread environmental disturbances that affect numerous different species.
B:Certain extinction episodes selectively affect organisms with particular sets of characteristics unique to their species.
C:Some species become extinct because of accumulated gradual changes in their local environments.
D:In geologically recent times, for which there is no fossil record, human intervention has changed the pattern of extinctions.
E:Species that are widely dispersed are the least likely to become extinct.
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