​The Slow Shifting of the Continents and the Ocean Floors

question 99

Multiple Choice

​The slow shifting of the continents and the ocean floors is explained by ____.

• A) ​Milankovitch theory
• B) ​chemical weathering-CO₂ feedback
• C) ​the Theory of Plate Tectonics
• D) ​the Maunder minimum
• E) ​the greenhouse effect

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Definitions:

Dizygotic

Pertaining to twins that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperms, also known as fraternal twins.

Pluripotent

In development, a cell or group of cells that have not yet become fixed or determined as to what specific tissues they are going to become.

Totipotent

Describes cells with the capability to differentiate into any type of cell in an organism, including the development of a complete organism.

Differentiated

A state or process in which cells or tissues undergo a change from a less specialized form to a more specialized form, often acquiring distinct structural or functional features.