Passage: 'During the Pleistocene epoch, continental ice sheets repeatedly advanced and retreated across vast swaths of North America and Eurasia. These glacial cycles caused dramatic fluctuations in global sea levels, dropping by more than one hundred meters during peak glacial maximums. As vast quantities of seawater were locked into continental ice, shallow seafloors were exposed as land bridges, most notably the Bering Land Bridge connecting Siberia and Alaska.' What was the direct consequence of seawater being locked in continental ice sheets?
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Correct answer: B. Global sea levels dropped significantly, exposing shallow land bridges like Beringia
The text directly states that as seawater was locked in ice, global sea levels dropped by over 100 meters, exposing land bridges such as the Bering Land Bridge.
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