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Evolution and Natural Selection
Item EN014002: Many species have become extinct throughout the history of life on earth.
Which of the following is TRUE about the extinction of species?
- Very few species have ever become extinct. Most continue to exist.
- There have been extinction events in which many species became extinct at about the same time. Aside from these, extinction is very rare.
- Up until recently, species rarely became extinct. Humans have cause the majority of extinctions.
- Many species have become extinct throughout the history of life on earth.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 3140 |
6–8 n = 1922 |
9–12 n = 1218 |
Male n = 1517 |
Female n = 1569 |
English n = 2793 |
Other n = 267 |
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| A. | 9% | 11% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 12% |
| B. | 15% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| C. | 24% | 26% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| D. | 52% | 48% | 58% | 49% | 55% | 52% | 49% |