Which statement best describes extinction?
A) Extinction is very rare and was not seen at all until the last few hundred years.
B) Extinction is most common for generalist species that have large niches.
C) Extinction is always caused by human interferences to an ecosystem.
D) Extinction events have happened throughout all of Earth’s long history.
E) Extinction increases Earth’s biodiversity over long time periods
I am torn between D and E. It could be E because my text book says “The balance between the evolution of new species and extinction of existing species is what creates earth’s biodiversity.” So I don’t know which one best describes extinction. What do you think?