Campbell Biology in Focus
Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23.2, Problem 4CC
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Whether the last appearance of a species in the fossil record that was lost in a mass extinction caused due to a sudden catastrophic event would necessarily be close to the event, and to explain whether the answer will differ depending on the rarity or the commonness of the species.

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Extinction is the phenomena in which any organism becomes finished or disappeared forever. In terms of ecology and species the extinction is a huge loss as that particular species will never be recovered at any cost or circumstance. It is such a loss that is irreparable.

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