OK so when I did this the answer was a and I got it right
Answer:
C. Do not contain enough oxygen to support plant and marine life
<span>Sydney</span><span>Melbourne</span><span>Gold Coast</span><span>Brisbane</span><span>Adelaide</span><span>Perth</span><span>Canbera
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17-1800's
I know that James Hutton is considered a father of modern geology and he was born during some where in the 1720's so that's the closest answer, also Charles Lydel was born during the late 1790's.