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What is the main factor consistently associated with planetwide die-offs according to the text?
What is the main factor consistently associated with planetwide die-offs according to the text?
- Rapid global warming (correct)
- Increased precipitation
- Global cooling
- Depletion of the ozone layer
What event is known as the end Permian extinction?
What event is known as the end Permian extinction?
- Increase in biodiversity
- Extinction of land plants and animals (correct)
- Depletion of the ozone layer
- Global cooling period
What happens to biodiversity when there are high concentrations of greenhouse gases?
What happens to biodiversity when there are high concentrations of greenhouse gases?
- It increases significantly
- It remains stable
- It decreases (correct)
- It has no impact
What do ecologist Peter Mayhew and his colleagues predict about the risk of future extinction?
What do ecologist Peter Mayhew and his colleagues predict about the risk of future extinction?
What event is known as the end Permian extinction?
What event is known as the end Permian extinction?
What is the common connection revealed by the new analysis of temperature and fossil records?
What is the common connection revealed by the new analysis of temperature and fossil records?
According to ecologist Peter Mayhew's research, what is the rule regarding greenhouse worlds and biodiversity?
According to ecologist Peter Mayhew's research, what is the rule regarding greenhouse worlds and biodiversity?
What is the risk faced by many species currently on Earth as global temperatures rise?
What is the risk faced by many species currently on Earth as global temperatures rise?
What event is known as the end Permian extinction?
What event is known as the end Permian extinction?
What does the new analysis of temperature and fossil records reveal about the relationship between global warming and biodiversity?
What does the new analysis of temperature and fossil records reveal about the relationship between global warming and biodiversity?
How do eras with relatively high concentrations of greenhouse gases affect biodiversity?
How do eras with relatively high concentrations of greenhouse gases affect biodiversity?
What do Peter Mayhew and his colleagues predict about the risk of future extinction as global temperatures rise?
What do Peter Mayhew and his colleagues predict about the risk of future extinction as global temperatures rise?
