What is the term for the several times in the Earth's history when biodiversity (i.e.,number of genera)has rapidly decreased worldwide?
A) punctuated equilibrium
B) evolution
C) mass extinction
D) speciation

Question

What is the term for the several times in the Earth's history when biodiversity (i.e.,number of genera)has rapidly decreased worldwide? 
A) punctuated equilibrium 
B) evolution 
C) mass extinction 
D) speciation

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The term for the several times in the Earth's history when biodiversity has rapidly decreased worldwide is mass extinction. Punctuated equilibrium refers to a theory about evolutionary change, evolution is the process by which species change over time, and speciation is the process by which a new species is formed.

What Is the Term for the Several Times in the Earth's