BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781305967359
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 18, Problem 14SA
During the Precambrian, _______.
| a. atmospheric oxygen concentration declined |
| b. bacteria, archaea, and early eukaryotes arose |
| c. dinosaurs became extinct |
| d. all of the above |
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