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A _____ extinction occurs when many species go extinct in a relatively short period of time

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The correct answer is Mass

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I think it's

A mass extinction occurs when many species go extinct in a relatively short period of time.

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Mass extinction is usually defined as a loss of about three-quarters of all species in existence across the entire Earth over a “short” geological period of time. Hence, I think the answer is correct.

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