Sixty-five million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped out by a __________.Similar events have occurred at least five times in the Earth's history.
A) mass extinction event
B) punctuated equilibrium
C) millennia-long drought
D) Plinian volcanic eruption

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A mass extinction event is the only option that fits the description of what happened to the dinosaurs and has occurred multiple times throughout Earth's history. The other options (punctuated equilibrium, millennia-long drought, Plinian volcanic eruption) do not accurately describe the cause of mass extinction events.

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