The current mass extinction is said to be 100 to 1000 times above the background extinction rate

What does this mean? What will be an ideal response?


Extinctions are a natural event. At all times, species are going extinct and new species are evolving,
normally at a fairly balanced rate. During a mass extinction, the rate at which species go extinct is
more rapid. At present species are going extinct 100 to 1000 times faster than normal.

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What will be an ideal response?

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