Some scientists believe that the mass extinction of dinosaurs was caused by the impact of a large meteorite on earth. this impac
t would have caused a darkening of the sky due to dust blown into the upper atmosphere. this darkening would have reduced the sizes of some ecosystems because of
The darkening of the atmosphere caused by meteorites would have reduced the sizes of some ecosystems due to less solar energy being available to plants.
<h3>What is Solar energy?</h3>
This is the form of energy which is derived from the sun and is usually trapped by plants during photosynthesis.
Plants being primary producers will have less photosynthetic activity thereby leading to less food production and oxygen availability.
