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<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4;">Choose one example of a mass extinction event from the graph on the last page. Research the event and determine who, what, where, why and how. Use the attached Research Template to guide your search.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4;">Construct a <a href="http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/system1.htm">systems diagram</a> to illustrate the effect of the extinction on the Earth systems and subsystems. (Include atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, space sphere). Write a description or caption to explain your systems diagram.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.4;">Write a brief reflection: How might human activities influence rates of extinction? To what degree can our activities delay or prevent the extinction of any species, including our own?</span></li>
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