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Which of the following statements regarding the evolution of plants and animals is/are correct?
I. Amphibians evolved into reptiles
II. Fish with stout and strong fins could move on land and go back to water. This was about 350 million years ago
III. Giants ferns fell to form wall deposits slowly
IV. About 65 million years ago dinosaurs died out
V. is the connection link between birds and reptiles
The correct combination is
- I and II
- III and IV
- V and I
- I, II, III, IV and V
The correct answer is: I, II, III, IV and V
All statements are correct.
The basic timeline of 4.6 billion year old Earth, with approximate dates
(i) 3.6 billion years of simple cells (prokaryotes)
(ii) 3.4 billion years of cyanobacteria performing photosynthesis
(iii) 2 billion years of complex cells (eukaryotes)
(iv) 1 billion years of multicellular life
(v) 600 billion years of simple animals
(vi) 570 million years of arthropods (ancestors of insects, arachnids and crustaceans)
(vii) 550 million years of complex animals
(viii) 500 million years of fish and proto-amphibians
(ix) 475 million years of land plants
(x) 400 million years of insects and seeds
(xi) 360 million years of amphibians
(xii) 300 million years of reptiles
(xiii) 200 million years of mammals
(xiv) 150 million years of birds
(xv) 130 million years of flowers
(xvi) 66 million years since, the dinosaurs died out
(xvii) 20 million years since, the appearance of the Hominoidae (great apes)
(xviii) 2.5 million years since, the appearance of the family Hominoidae (great apes)
(xix) 20 million years since, the appearance of the genus Homo (human predecessors)
(xx) 20,000 years since, the appearance of anatomically modern humans
(xxi) 25,000 years since, the disappearance of neanderthal traits from the fossil record
(xxii) 13,000 years since, the disappearance of Homo floresiensis from the fossil record
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