The banded iron formations began to form when
A) carbon dioxide dissolved in seawater.
B) varying oxygen levels allowed the precipitation of alternating layers of iron oxide.
C) oxide minerals were deposited on the ocean bottom.
D) iron from lava flows settled into layered formations.
Answer: B
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