Chapter 10: key events in life's history TIMELINE Flashcards
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What happened 3.5 billion years ago?
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first prokaryotes (single celled)
2
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What happened 4.5 billion years ago?
A
origin of universe
3
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what happened 2.6-2.2 billion years ago?
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atmospheric oxygen (oxygen revolution)
4
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what happened 2.1 bya?
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first eukaryotes, single celled
5
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what happened 1.2 bya?
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first multicellular eukaryotes
6
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what happened 535-525 million years ago?
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cambrian explosion, great increase in diversity of animal forms
7
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what happened 500 mya?
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colonization of land by fungi, plants and animals
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