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True or false: The first photosynthetic organisms appeared 2.5 billion years ago.
True or false: The first photosynthetic organisms appeared 2.5 billion years ago.
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When did the first photosynthetic organisms appear?
When did the first photosynthetic organisms appear?
What event contributed to the increase in oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
What event contributed to the increase in oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
True or false: Land plants emerged 570 million years ago.
True or false: Land plants emerged 570 million years ago.
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What contributed to the increase in oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
What contributed to the increase in oxygen levels in the atmosphere?
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What type of plants are important seed crops for agriculture?
What type of plants are important seed crops for agriculture?
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Which group of plants transformed the Cenozoic Era?
Which group of plants transformed the Cenozoic Era?
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What were resin derivatives used for historically?
What were resin derivatives used for historically?
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True or false: Seed plants, particularly angiosperms, had no impact on the Cenozoic Era.
True or false: Seed plants, particularly angiosperms, had no impact on the Cenozoic Era.
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What are conifers primarily used for?
What are conifers primarily used for?
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True or false: Secondary metabolites have never been used for anything other than medicine.
True or false: Secondary metabolites have never been used for anything other than medicine.
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When did oxygen begin gassing out from the seas and into the atmosphere?
When did oxygen begin gassing out from the seas and into the atmosphere?
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True or false: Resin derivatives, such as rosin and pitch, had no significant use in the past.
True or false: Resin derivatives, such as rosin and pitch, had no significant use in the past.
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What type of plants are used for paper and lumber production?
What type of plants are used for paper and lumber production?
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Which type of plants are important seed crops for agriculture?
Which type of plants are important seed crops for agriculture?
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True or false: Modern research is not focused on using plants for sustainable transportation fuels.
True or false: Modern research is not focused on using plants for sustainable transportation fuels.
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What era was transformed by seed plants, especially angiosperms?
What era was transformed by seed plants, especially angiosperms?
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What have secondary metabolites historically been used for?
What have secondary metabolites historically been used for?
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True or false: Conifers are used primarily for fruit production.
True or false: Conifers are used primarily for fruit production.
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What were resin derivatives, such as rosin and pitch, important for?
What were resin derivatives, such as rosin and pitch, important for?
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What modern research focus involves using plants?
What modern research focus involves using plants?
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When did land plants emerge?
When did land plants emerge?
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What is modern research focusing on using plants for?
What is modern research focusing on using plants for?
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True or false: Angiosperms, such as wheat, rice, and maize, have no importance in agriculture.
True or false: Angiosperms, such as wheat, rice, and maize, have no importance in agriculture.
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Study Notes
- Plants dramatically altered the chemistry of the atmosphere by increasing oxygen levels.
- First photosynthetic organisms appeared 3.5 billion years ago.
- Oxygen began gassing out from the seas and into the atmosphere around 2.5 billion years ago.
- Land plants emerged 470 million years ago and contributed to the increase in oxygen levels.
- Seed plants, especially angiosperms, transformed the Cenozoic Era.
- Gymnosperms, particularly conifers, are used for paper and lumber production.
- Angiosperms, such as wheat, rice, and maize, are important seed crops for agriculture.
- Secondary metabolites have historically been used for medicine and tanning leather.
- Resin derivatives, such as rosin and pitch, were important in shipbuilding.
- Modern research focuses on using plants for sustainable transportation fuels and drug delivery through pollen grains.
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