The Evidence That Scientists Currently Have Suggests That Life on Earth

question 53

Multiple Choice

The evidence that scientists currently have suggests that life on Earth _____.

• A) began in the water
• B) first evolved around 3,500 million years ago
• C) began as single-celled organisms
• D) first evolved in the water around 3,500 million years ago
• E) all of these

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