If a sixth extinction event is occurring, how is it similar or different from the previous five mass extinctions? What sort of evidence do you think scientists look for to determine whether we are living through a mass extinction?

Q: How can you know what happened millions of years ago if no one was there to see it  Explain

A: Every living creature on the planet has the potential to evolve into something. Cells adapt to…

Q: Distinguish

A: Distinguish between biological extinction and mass extinction  Biological Extinction  are common…

Q: How do the extinctions of other creatures affect humans directly and indirectly?

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Q: Paleomagnetic reversals cause mass extinctions when they occur. Group of answer choices True False

A: False.

Q: How have humans influenced extinctions?

A: Extinction caused by human activities is called Holocene extinction. There is a correlation between…

Q: what is mass extinction?

A: Dear student:- Answer:- A mass extinction is typically described as the extinction of roughly…

Q: Species that are more vulnerable to certain risk factors are more likely than others to become…

A: Species is a taxonomic category that includes all the organisms that possess similar characteristics…

Q: what is meant by “mass extinctions.”

A: Mass extinction is the extinction of a large number of species within a relatively short period of…

Q: Which of the following describes the organisms and/or processes that were most influential in the…

A: The earth is one of the eight planets revolving around the sun. It is estimated that earth have been…

Q: What is a mass extinction?  What makes the 6th mass extinction that is happening right now different…

A: Mass extinction is when a species vanishes or goes extinct much faster than they are replaced.  It…

Q: Distinguish between background extinction and mass extinctions.

A: The differences between mass extinction and background extinction includes the following.…

Q: Which of the mass extinctions was the largest? What percentage of life went extinct during that…

A: Mass extinction is defined as the dis-appearance of a large scale of biodiversity (animals +plants…

Q: What patterns can be compare to the mass Extinctions events?

A: Mass extinctions are followed by the pattern : Adaptive Radiation Increasing Earth's Biodiversity.

Q: explain why biologists fear that a mass extinction is occurring as a result of human activities?

A: The ecosystem is considered to be a geographic area, where plants, animals, and all other non-living…

Q: 10. Why do we define the K-T event as a mass extinction event? Write 'yes' or 'no' next to each of…

A: The Earth had undergone many mass extinction events in the past. These mass extinction wiped out…

Q: What is the “sixth mass extinction event”?

A: Mass extinction refers to a substantial increase in the degree of extinction or when the Earth loses…

Q: When was the first mass extinction?

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Q: Create a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting rapid and gradual mass extinction (make sure to…

A: Given: Need to create a venn diagram for rapid and gradual mass extinction with examples.

Q: Has the number of species on Earth increased steadily since the origin of life?

A: Ans: Species: The species are those which are capable of interbreeding and producing the offspring.…

Q: Did the five Big Extinction events in earth's history all occur due to the same environmental cause?

A: There have been five significant mass extinction events in Earth's 4.6 billion-year history, each…

Q: How many mass extinctions have occurred total? List several possible causes.

A: Extinction is defined as the extermination of a species from the earth. Species extinction is caused…

Q: Scientists may use fossil evidence to support the theory that domestic dogs are related to wolves.…

A: Common descent is a term used in evolutionary biology where one species is an ancestor to two or…

Q: a. are we  amidst an extinction right now ? why b. is it  a mass or background extinction,

A: Yes we are in a extinction that is known as 6th mass extinction it is the worst and fastest…

Q: Do you believe were in a mass extinction period right now? Why or why not?

A: A mass extinction is when species are lost much faster than they are replaced.  75% of the species…

Q: Perhaps 98 percent to 99 percent of all species that have ever existed are extinct. Nearly all went…

A: Extinction refers to the disappearance of a particular species from the Earth owing to adverse…

Q: What is the role of mass extinctions to evolution?

A: An extinction event is a significant and rapid loss of biodiversity on the planet. A major shift in…

Q: Are humans the culprits of the sixth extinction? Cite two examples to justify your stand.

A: Mass extinction is defined as as a substantial increase in the   degree of the species extinction…

Q: Which of the following are useful for reconstructing ancient environments? Group of answer choices…

A: Option 1 is correct because glacial ice contains dust, air bubbles, or isotopes of oxygen that can…

Q: Which of the following mass extinctions caused the loss of over 80% of species and was due to…

A: Various mass extinction events that occurred in the history of the earth are- Ordovician-silurian…

Q: Historically, how has the origin of life on earth been explained?

A: Introduction The mythological explanation for the phenomenon of life on Earth is the most frequently…

Q: What are some of the hypothesized causes of Earth’s biggest mass extinctions?

A: A mass extinction is typically described as the extinction of roughly three-quarters of all species…

Q: studying extinctions is critical for our survival?

A: Extinction is considered as the death of the last individual of the species, though the ability to…

Q: How does the law of faunal succession provide support for the theory of evolution?

A: The phenomenon of evolution of a population to form distinct species is called speciation. A group…

Q: Is extinction normal? Explain. What is NOT normal about it now? Why is the loss of biodiversity so…

A: Extinction: [normal]            Extinction serves as a normal part of evolution, where it has been…

Q: What pattern has been observed between humans moving to a new area and extinction?

A: Human population has been increasing continuously and to give an idea it was about 1 billion in the…

Q: The graph below shows the population of three different families of marine organisms along five…

A: A population is a collection of individuals from the same species that live in the same area and…

Q: The Beringia hypothesis has been accepted for many years, but newer DNA evidence from sagebrush,…

A: The Beringian Standstill Hypothesis, also known as the Beringian Incubation Model (BIM), proposes…

Q: Given your knowledge of how species evolve, why is it not likely that speciation will occur in the…

A: Given your knowledge of how species evolve, why is it not likely that speciation will occur in the…

Q: A. How old is the Earth? B. How long did the longest eon (so far) last? C. How many years ago did…

A: Epoch is longer than era. Eon is the longest period of geological time.

Q: What three processes characterize many major transitions? Would you consider mammals such as…

A: Major transition in evolution is defined as the change in the storage and transmission of heritable…

Q: What the difference between background extinction and biological extinction?

A: According to the question, we have to explain the difference between background extinction and…

Q: We are now in 6th mass extinction caused by human. So how to prevent next mass extinction on earth??

A: When a sizable amount of biodiversity, or distinct species—bacteria, fungi, plants, mammals, birds,…

Q: Because mass extinction is a natural process that may facilitate evolution during the period of…

A: When species disappear far quicker than they are replaced, it is called a mass extinction event.…

Q: HOW MANY YEARS AGO DID THE MOST RECENT EPOCH BEGIN?   HOW MANY MASS EXTINCTION EVENTS HAS EARTH…

A: Introduction An extinction event is a significant and rapid loss of biodiversity. A dramatic change…

Q: Define extinction

A: The biosphere is the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied…

Q: Which of these is evidence that we are in a mass extinction event? O The extinction rate of…

A: Earth has gone through at least five major mass extinction events, one of which is the famous…