Answer the following question given this paragraph: After each mass extinction, new species evolve to fill the habitats where old species lived. This is well documented in the fossil record. Q: The fossil record shows that this type of event is followed by the evolution of new species to fill the habitats where old species lived? A:

Available options:
A). minor extinction;
B). moderate extinction;
C). formation extinction;
D). mass extinction;
The answer is:
D).