From approximately 240 to 66 million years ago, dinosaurs dominated most of the land habitats on Earth. Around 66 million years ago, most dinosaurs went extinct when an asteroid struck the Earth. Mammals, which were much smaller and lived primarily in underground habitats, were able to avoid extinction. Mammals then underwent an adaptive radiation to develop a wide variety of new species. Which statement best explains why the adaptive radiation of mammals was possible? A. Populations of mammals were able to rapidly increase since the Earth had a single, large habitat after the asteroid hit. B. Mammals were able to diversify to make use of the variety of habitats that were previously occupied by dinosaurs. C. The loss of predation decreased the rate at which mammals became reproductively isolated from one another. D. New species were able to form because the change in environmental conditions increased the mutation rate of mammals.

c. earths continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere.

because, the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the earth/ 100 km thick and is defined by its machanical properties.the lithosphere contains oceanic and continental crust that varies in age and thickness across locations and geologic time. the lithosphere is the coolest layer of the earth in terms of temperature. the term lithosphere should not be confused with the use of "geosphere" which is used to indicate all of earth systems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere   and biosphere. the surface of the earth can be divided into the continental crust and the oceanic crust.   the continental crust is made mostly of granite while the oceanic crust is made of basalt. the average thickness of the continental crust is 25 miles and the average thickness of the oceanic crust is 5 miles.   three types of rock, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, make up the surface of the earth. that's why 3 option is preferable.

the answer is c. it will give up it's valence electron to the other atom.