Which Statement About Patterns or Processes in the Evolution of Life

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which statement about patterns or processes in the evolution of life is false?

• A) ¹⁴C can be used to date the age of nonavian dinosaur bones.
• B) The supercontinent Pangaea formed during the Permian period.
• C) Mass extinctions of marine organisms have coincided with periods of low sea levels.
• D) The ends of five geological periods have been marked by mass extinctions.
• E) All of the above are true; none is false.

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