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Introductory Biology

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Set 19 A Slow Unfolding The History Of Life On Earth

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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To be a successful cell evolutionarily, the earliest cells had to:

A) reproduce.
B) consume oxygen.
C) photosynthesize.
D) have mitochondria.

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Question 2

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If a 10-mile-wide comet hit Earth, how would this likely affect the history of life?

A) A mass extinction would occur, followed by lots of evolutionary change among descendants of the survivors.
B) A slow climate warming and drying would begin, decreasing the biological diversity on Earth.
C) Continental drift would be reversed, and all the continents would slowly be pushed together again.
D) Most species would become extinct, and the rest would remain more or less unchanged.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The greatest extinction event of all time occurred at the end of the:

A) Permian period.
B) Mesozoic era.
C) Cretaceous period.
D) Cambrian period.

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