Imagine That You Traveled Back in Time and Searched the Early

question 12

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you traveled back in time and searched the early Earth for signs of life. You would MOST likely find early microorganisms:

• A)at the polar caps.
• B)in the soil at the equator.
• C)floating in the atmosphere.
• D)near hydrothermal vents in the ocean.
• E)in temperate, freshwater lakes.

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