Multiple Choice
The minimum age of the LUCA (last unique common ancestor) is the age of the oldest fossils that can be identified with certainty as close relatives of present-day prokaryotes and eukaryotes.Such fossils are about ________.
A) 3.8 billion years old
B) 2 billion years old
C) 542 million years old
D) 3.28 billion years old
E) 65 million years old
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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