Increasing evidence points to __________ as a contributing factor to the massive planetarylevel extinctions that occurred in the distant past

A. meteorite strikes B. volcanic activity
C. gamma rays
D. dropping sea levels


Answer: A

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Which of the following is NOT one of the essentials drawn by paleoanthropologists?

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