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JIPMER 2015
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2015
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Evolution

JIPMER 2015 · Zoology · Evolution

During which geological period of evolution did the greatest...

During which geological period of evolution did the greatest diversification of life occurred on the earth?

Options

  1. APermian
  2. BJurassic
  3. CCambrian
  4. DOrdovician

Correct answer

C. Cambrian

Step-by-step solution

The Cambrian explosion in Cambrian period marks the occurrence of greatest diversification on the earth. Most major phyla appeared (indicated by fossil study), divergence of modern Metazoan phyla occurred and major diversification of other organisms. Before this period, most organisms were simple however, this changed after Cambrian period, diversification rate accelerated and the diversity of life began to resemble that of today.
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