BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9781260169614
Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 25, Problem 5U
Fossil data indicate that
a. life originated 4 BYA.
b. life may have originated 3.5 BYA, but definitely by 3.2 BYA.
c. the Cambrian explosion led to the origin of life.
d. plants played an important role in causing glaciation.
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The Cambrian Explosion occurred approximately 542 million years ago. During the Cambrian, what ‘exploded’?
a. The diversity of species on Earth, including many major animal phyla that exist today
b. The Yucatan Peninsula, which was hit by an asteroid
c. The quantity of oxygen in the atmosphere due to the expansion of coniferous forests
d. Numerous volcanoes worldwide, leading to the fourth mass extinction
We live in the Cenozoic era, and scientists know more
about this era and the epochs it’s divided into than any other time period. Why is this?
A. We know more about the Cenozoic era because this is the only era that has had a wide diversity of species living on Earth.
B. We know more about the Cenozoic era because this is the most recent time period in the history of the Earth, and we have more information available to study.
C. We know more about the Cenozoic era because the planet’s poles reversed magnetic fields at the beginning of this era.
D. We know more about the Cenozoic era because fossils don’t exist to document previous eras.
Energy, the absence of molecular oxygen, chemical building blocks, and time were the requirements for (a) chemical evolution (b) biological evolution (c) the Cambrian radiation (d) the mass extinction episode at the end of the Cretaceous period (e) directed evolution
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BIOLOGY
Ch. 25.1 - Describe the history of the Earth.Ch. 25.1 - Understand the relationship between geological...Ch. 25.2 - Contrast todays atmosphere with the likely...Ch. 25.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 25.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 25.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 25.4 - Prob. 2LOCh. 25.5 - Compare and contrast the evolution of the...Ch. 25.5 - Discuss the types of cell specialization necessary...Ch. 25 - The Miller-Urey experiment demonstrated that a....
Ch. 25 - Plate tectonics can contribute to a. volcanoes and...Ch. 25 - Identify which of the following statements is...Ch. 25 - Which of the following events occurred first in...Ch. 25 - Fossil data indicate that a. life originated 4...Ch. 25 - A global glaciation would be unlikely to occur if...Ch. 25 - Although we do not know how early life arose, the...Ch. 25 - Which bits of evidence would convince you that...Ch. 25 - During which tunes would you expect that...Ch. 25 - The chloroplasts of brown algae a. have a...Ch. 25 - Vascular plants sequestered large amounts of CO2...Ch. 25 - Synthesizing what you have learned in this...Ch. 25 - Prob. 3S
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