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Select all of the answers that apply. Events or processes that have been suggested as causes of mass extinctions include _____. meteor strikes climate change dramatic changes in levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide transitions between geologic eras widespread volcanic activity

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I think it's meteor strikes, climate change and widespread volcanic activity.
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Among the options, the correct ones would be a) meteor strikes b) climate change and e) widespread volcanic activity.

The Ordovician-Silurian Extinction is an example of a Mass Extinction Event led by Climate Change and falling sea levels.

The Triassic-Jurassic Extinction is an example of a Mass Extinction Event caused by a meteor strike.

The Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction is an example of a Mass Extinction Event caused by a combination of Volcanic activity, Asteroid impact as well as climate change.

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