After an initial rapid rise in the number of species on Earth, there was a plateau that experienced very little fluctuation in the number of species.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Although the number of species experienced a leveling off period between 250 mya to 450 mya, there were fluctuations in the number of species that resulted in periods of mass extinctions.

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