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What term describe development of new species and mass extinction?
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∙ 9y ago
Macroevolution
The development of a new species is called speciation.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 9y agoSpeciation is the term used to describe the development of new species. Mass extinction is the term used to describe species becoming extinct.
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What term describes development of new species and a mass extinction?
Evolution is the term that describes development of new species and mass extinction. Over time all living thing have evolved.
What is the disappearance of a species from all part of an environment?
Is extinction the word you're looking for ?
What happens during and after a mass extinction?
During: Lots of screaming. After: Much, much less screaming.
What is it called when a high percentage of the species on earth dies off at a particular line?
This would be called a mass extinction or mass die off.This would be called a mass extinction.
What is the name of the process in which groups of species die out?
A mass extinction.
What factors generally cause mass extinction?
The factors that generally cause mass extinction are changes in the natural ecosystem of the species. This may make it difficult for the species to reproduce and to stay alive.
When all the in individuals of a species have died what is it called?
The death of every member of a species is called extinction. When a large number of different species is dies out at the same time it is called mass extinction.
The death of many species in a short time known as what?
Mass extinction.
What does episodic mean?
New species that form right after a mass extinction
Who benefits from mass extinction?
new species that formed to have more space
When doe extinction occur?
Extinction of a single species can occur at any time if said species in hunted excessively, but mass extinction only occurs every 27 to 33 million years.
How does mass extinction affect species that survive?
Every animal is a part of the food chain, so mass extinction can have very bad consequences for the species that survive. The surviving species must learn to work around the animal that has recently become extinct.
