The snowball Earth hypothesis provides a possible explanation for the
A) diversification of animals during the late Proterozoic era.
B) oxygenation of Earth's seas and atmosphere.
C) colonization of land by plants and fungi.
D) origin of oxygen-releasing photosynthesis.
E) existence of prokaryotes around hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor.

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The snowball Earth hypothesis suggests that the Earth's surface was covered in ice during the late Proterozoic era, from approximately 720-635 million years ago. This extreme glaciation event may have paved the way for the diversification of animal life that occurred during the subsequent Cambrian explosion.

The Snowball Earth Hypothesis Provides a Possible Explanation for the