Recoveries after mass extinctions can ____.
A) never happen
B) take several million years
C) happen over a few hundred years
D) be detrimental to existing species
E) only happen in the absence human activity

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Recoveries after mass extinctions can take several million years due to the complexity and variability of ecological systems. It takes time for surviving species to adapt to new environmental conditions and for new species to evolve and fill the niches left by extinct species.

Recoveries After Mass Extinctions Can ____