Which of the Following Is an Example of a Relative

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a relative age-relationship?

• A)the oldest known rocks on Earth are 3.96 billion years old.
• B)the Vishnu schist at the bottom of the Grand Canyon is 2 billion years old.
• C)the dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago.
• D)the Coconino formation in the Grand Canyon is older than the Kaibab formation.
• E)Earth's modern atmosphere developed about 542 million years ago.

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Definitions:

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

Glucose

A simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

Renal Corpuscle

A structure in the kidney that includes the glomerulus and Bowman's capsule, where blood filtration begins.

Functional Unit

A functional unit refers to the smallest structure within an organ that can perform all of the functions of that organ.