the answer is B.extinction can be related to a failure to adapt to changes in the environment.
Are there any statements given for this assignment? Because according to what I know, alligators and crocodiles are more related to birds because of archosaurian origins. However, crocodiles are more closely related to birds than snakes because the evolution of birds from having snouts to beaks are slightly evident in crocodiles for they have more pointly snouts.