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Set 18 The History Of Life On Earth

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Question 1

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Humans and chimpanzees diverged from each other about 6 million years ago.Therefore,of the total time that life has been on Earth,humans and chimpanzees have been separate species for about _______ percent of the time.

A) 0.15
B) 0.75
C) 1.5
D) 3
E) 7.5

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Question 2

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Which finding was not known to nineteenth-century geologists?

A) Fossil organisms found in more recent strata resemble modern organisms more than those found in more ancient strata.
B) Fossils of similar organisms are found in widely separated places on Earth.
C) Radioactivity can be used to determine the age of rocks.
D) Certain fossils are always found in younger strata,and certain other fossils are always found in older strata.
E) Nineteenth-century geologists knew all of these findings.

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Question 3

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The half-life of carbon-14 is 5,700 years.If 10 percent of the original carbon-14 is left in a structure,that structure is _______ years old.

A) less than 2,850
B) about 5,700
C) between 11,400 and 17,100
D) between 17,100 and 22,800
E) about 57,000

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