What do we mean by a mass extinction?
A) the extinction of large animals,such as dinosaurs
B) the extinction of a large fraction of the world's plant and animal species in a relatively short period of time
C) an extinction caused by the impact of an asteroid or comet
D) the extinction of any species of plant or animal that has mass
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