NEET2020ZoologyEvolutionActual
After about how many years of formation of earth, life appeared on this planet?
Options
- A500 billion years
- B50 million years
- C500 million years
- D50 billion years
Correct answer
C. 500 million years
Step-by-step solution
Life took approximately 500 million ( 5   x   10 8 ) years to appear after the formation of the earth. Thus life is thought to be evolved almost 4 billion ( 4 x 10 9 ) years back from now, as the earth was formed 4 . 5 billion ( 4 . 5 x 10 9 ) years ago.