Diversity Through Time Is Represented by the Figure Shown

question 41

Multiple Choice

Diversity through time is represented by the figure shown.Select the statement that presents an accurate interpretation.

• A)There were more families of organisms during the Ordovician than the Tertiary.
• B)There were more families of organisms during the Cambrian than the Carboniferous.
• C)There were more families of organisms during the Jurassic than the Tertiary.
• D)There were more families of organisms during the Cretaceous the Tertiary.
• E)There were more families of organisms during Tertiary than the Cambrian.

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