The impact of a large meteorite with Earth would have most likely caused mass extinctions by
A) causing a great prolonged rise in the earth's temperature and destroying plant life.
B) creating large clouds of dust that blocked out sunlight only.
C) causing a great prolonged rise in the earth's temperature only.
D) creating large clouds of dust that blocked out sunlight and destroying plant life.
E) destroying only plant life.

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The loss of plant life would drastically disrupt ecosystems since plants are almost always the primary producers on which the rest of life relies for energy.

The Impact of a Large Meteorite with Earth Would Have