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Biology Question Bank History of Life Part1

The document is a question bank focused on the history of life on Earth, covering topics such as extinction rates, scientific theories, biological evolution, the Earth's age, early atmospheric conditions, and significant events in Earth's geological history. It includes questions about the origins of life, the impact of cyanobacteria, the significance of the ozone layer, and the effects of climate change on species distribution. Additionally, it addresses concepts like continental drift and biogeography.

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Biology Question Bank History of Life Part1

The document is a question bank focused on the history of life on Earth, covering topics such as extinction rates, scientific theories, biological evolution, the Earth's age, early atmospheric conditions, and significant events in Earth's geological history. It includes questions about the origins of life, the impact of cyanobacteria, the significance of the ozone layer, and the effects of climate change on species distribution. Additionally, it addresses concepts like continental drift and biogeography.

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Biology Question Bank – History of Life on Earth

1. What percentage of all species that have ever lived are extinct?
2. Define a scientific theory.
3. What are the four steps in forming a scientific theory?
4. Define biological evolution.
5. Can individuals evolve? Explain why or why not.
6. What is necessary for evolution to occur?
7. Does evolution cause variation or require it?
8. How old is the Earth?
9. What gases were in the early atmosphere?
10. When did water condense to form oceans?
11. When did the first life forms arise?
12. What were the conditions of the Hadean Earth?
13. Was there oxygen in the atmosphere 3.5 billion years ago?
14. What type of bacteria were the first living organisms?
15. What did cyanobacteria do to change Earth’s atmosphere?
16. How did atmospheric oxygen affect the evolution of life?
17. What is the significance of the ozone layer?
18. What happens during an ice age?
19. What happens during warm periods in Earth’s history?
20. How do changing sea levels explain fossils of marine animals on land?
21. How did climate changes impact animal migration and evolution?
22. What is continental drift?
23. Define biogeography.
24. How did the movement of continents affect species distribution?
25. What was the name of the original single landmass?
26. What landmasses did it split into?

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