TOEFL Reading

❓ Question According to the passage, which of the following is a reason why some scientists oppose the formal recognition of the Anthropocene?

A. The markers proposed for the epoch, such as microplastics, may not endure long enough to be useful for geological classification.
B. The term 'Anthropocene' fails to account for natural events like glacial periods that shaped previous epochs.
C. Human impact on the environment has been too uniform across different regions to warrant a new epoch.
D. The Holocene epoch has already been extended to include all human-driven changes.

The markers proposed for the epoch, such as microplastics, may not endure long enough to be useful for geological classification.