Why is it INCORRECT to assume that mass extinctions carry only negative impact on the evolution of life on Earth?
A) Mass extinctions are sometimes followed by periods of evolutionary change when other organism groups can flourish and expand in diversity and size.
B) Mass extinctions enable scientists to better study embryonic development in two species of organisms and therefore identify possible homology.
C) Mass extinctions enable scientists to better study paedomorphosis.
D) Mass extinctions disprove Darwin's theory of evolution.
A
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