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Question 8 • FL-2002070-M/J Comprehensive Science 2 A-CR

The change in environments that may have occurred at the end of the Paleozoic Era may have been caused by ____.

Answer
A
mass extinctions
B
evolution of the dinosaurs
C
plate tectonics
D
the beginning of an ice age

Explanation

Plate tectonics rearranged the continents near the end of the Paleozoic Era, bringing them together into the supercontinent Pangaea. This changed coastlines, climate patterns, and habitats, which could have caused major environmental changes. The correct choice is “plate tectonics.”

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