A 62-year-old female arrives for her annual physical. She complains of itching in her hands along with headaches and vertigo. A routine complete blood count (CBC) shows red blood cells (RBCs) of 8.2 million/μl, white blood cells (WBCs) 37,000/μl, and platelets 640,000/μl. Her erythropoietin levels are lower than normal. The primary diagnosis would be

#Question id: 5014

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

 Following geological time period and major evolutionary event?

I. Devonian                            A. Gymnosperms dominant

II. Jurassic                               B. Amphibians diversify; first reptiles

III. Carboniferous                  C. Mammals appear

IV. Triassic                           D. Seed plants appear

#Question id: 5015

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

 During which of the following largest mass extinction recorded in the history of life on Earth.

#Question id: 5016

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Approximately how far back in time does the fossil record extend?

#Question id: 5017

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Arrange these events from earliest to most recent.

1.  emission of lava in what is now Siberia at time of Permian extinctions

2.  emission of lava that solidified at the same time as iron-bearing terrestrial rocks began to rust

3.  emission of lava that solidified at the same time as rusted iron precipitated from seawater

4.  emission of lava in what is now India at time of Cretaceous extinctions

#Question id: 5018

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Which event is nearest in time to the end of the period known as snowball Earth?

#Question id: 5019

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

A major evolutionary episode that corresponds in time most closely with the formation of Pangaea was the