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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #4188 Medium Oceans
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There are a lot of changes that happened at the base of the Cambrian period 540,000,000 years ago. People suggest that there's been a rise of oxygen at that time. People have suggested that the chemistry of the oceans may have changed at this time and so many people suggest there's an environmental cause for this change. At this point in time all of animal life was living in the ocean, so there was no life on land to speak of. All of this evolution was happening in the oceanic realm. So it's important to think about chemistry of the oceans, the temperature of the water, so on and so forth. People have also suggested that causes of the Cambrian explosion could come from the animals themselves, so that's once animals evolved a little bit they started interacting with each other and this drove evolution to happen at a faster rate. So sort of things like the predator prey arms race, where predator evolves some sort of way of getting at the prey and so the prey in response has to evolve the way to evade the predator, and this carries on and carries on and - it drives evolution to happen at a really rapid rate.
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Option 4: "it drives evolution to happen at a really rapid rate"

Explanation: This option accurately reflects the text's discussion about how interactions among animals, such as predator-prey dynamics, drive evolution at a rapid rate. The phrase 'drives evolution' is directly supported by the text, which emphasizes the role of these interactions in accelerating evolutionary processes.

Option 1: "it led people to believe in evolution"

Explanation: This option suggests a belief in evolution, but the text focuses on the mechanisms and causes of evolution rather than belief. The phrase 'led people to believe' does not align with the text's emphasis on scientific inquiry and evidence.

Option 2: "it led people to look for causes of the Cambrian explosion"

Explanation: While the text discusses causes of the Cambrian explosion, this option implies a direct action that is not explicitly stated. The text does not indicate that people were led to look for causes; rather, it presents suggestions about environmental factors and interactions among animals.

Option 3: "it led people to understand the chemistry of the oceans"

Explanation: This option implies a level of understanding that is not supported by the text. The text mentions the importance of ocean chemistry but does not state that it led to an understanding. Instead, it discusses how changes in chemistry may have contributed to evolution.

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