Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 13, Problem 2RQ
The first forms of life on Earth were thought to be_____.
a. single-celled plants
b. prokaryotes
c. insects
d. large animals such as dinosaurs
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Chapter 13 Solutions
Concepts of Biology
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