The impact of a large meteorite with Earth would have most likely caused mass extinctions by

A. causing a great prolonged rise in the earth's temperature and destroying plant life.
B. creating large clouds of dust that blocked out sunlight only.
C. causing a great prolonged rise in the earth's temperature only.
D. creating large clouds of dust that blocked out sunlight and destroying plant life.
E. destroying plant life on Earth only.


D. creating large clouds of dust that blocked out sunlight and destroying plant life.

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