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From the Ted Talk by Matthew Borths, Michael D'Emic, Adam Pritchard: When will the next mass extinction occur?

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It may seem like the dinosaurs were especially ucunkly, but extinctions of various severities have occurred throughout the Earth's history, and are still happening all around us today. Environments change, pushing some species out of their cromfot zones while creating new opportunities for others. Invasive species arrive in new habitats, outcompeting the ntvaies. And in some cases, eirnte species are wiped out as a result of activity by better adapted organisms. Sometimes, however, massive changes in the environment ocucr too quickly for most living creatures to adapt, causing thousands of species to die off in a geological innatst.

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It may seem like the dinosaurs were especially _______, but extinctions of various severities have occurred throughout the Earth's history, and are still happening all around us today. Environments change, pushing some species out of their _______ zones while creating new opportunities for others. Invasive species arrive in new habitats, outcompeting the _______. And in some cases, ______ species are wiped out as a result of activity by better adapted organisms. Sometimes, however, massive changes in the environment _____ too quickly for most living creatures to adapt, causing thousands of species to die off in a geological _______.

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  1. comfort
  2. entire
  3. instant
  4. unlucky
  5. natives
  6. occur

Original Text


It may seem like the dinosaurs were especially unlucky, but extinctions of various severities have occurred throughout the Earth's history, and are still happening all around us today. Environments change, pushing some species out of their comfort zones while creating new opportunities for others. Invasive species arrive in new habitats, outcompeting the natives. And in some cases, entire species are wiped out as a result of activity by better adapted organisms. Sometimes, however, massive changes in the environment occur too quickly for most living creatures to adapt, causing thousands of species to die off in a geological instant.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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volcanic eruptions 2
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ice sheets 2


Important Words


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  36. thousands
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  38. unlucky
  39. wiped
  40. zones