The Jurassic Period of Geologic Time Was an Interval Marked

question 24

True/False

The Jurassic Period of geologic time was an interval marked by a great number of glacial fluctuations that began about 2.6 million years ago and ended around 10,000 years ago.

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Definitions:

Optically Active

A property of compounds that have the ability to rotate plane-polarized light, indicating the presence of chiral molecules.

Nitric Acid

is a strong mineral acid with the formula HNO3, widely used in the manufacture of fertilizers and explosives, as well as in chemical synthesis.

D-Ribose

A naturally occurring five-carbon sugar that is a key component of RNA.

Bromine Water

A solution of bromine in water, used as a reagent to test for the presence of unsaturation in organic compounds.