Lecture 9 Flashcards
1
Q
What was going on when angiosperms first appeared
A
Break up of Pangea
- Climate change and formation of new habitats
- About 150 mya
2
Q
First Single Celled Organisms
A
- Stromatolites= Layered rocks of microbial mats
- 3.5 billion years ago
- Atmosphere contained mostly carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water vapor. Life existed only in oceans
3
Q
Stromatolites
A
Layered Rocks of microbial mats