When will we consider the recent crash in species richness to be part of a 6th mass extinction event? Group of answer choices: A. When at least 75% of the existing species go extinct within a 2-million year period B. When the current rate of extinction is at least 1000 times higher than the natural background extinction rates C. When at least 90% of the existing species go extinct within a 1-million year period D. When the current rate of extinction is at least one million times higher than the natural background extinction rates

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When will we consider the recent crash in species richness to be part of a 6th mass extinction event?

Group of answer choices:
A. When at least 75% of the existing species go extinct within a 2-million year period
B. When the current rate of extinction is at least 1000 times higher than the natural background extinction rates
C. When at least 90% of the existing species go extinct within a 1-million year period
D. When the current rate of extinction is at least one million times higher than the natural background extinction rates
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