Consider the names of the eras in the geologic time scale. What is meant by "zoic"?
A)life; living things
B)time; recording of events
C)places; geographic references
D)rocks; lithified strata

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The suffix "-zoic" comes from the Greek word "zoe" meaning life, hence the eras with this suffix (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic) refer to periods of time when life on Earth thrived and underwent major evolutionary changes.

Consider the Names of the Eras in the Geologic Time