What Do We Mean by "The Oxygen Crisis" in Relation

question 37

Multiple Choice

What do we mean by "The Oxygen Crisis" in relation to the evolution of life on Earth?

• A) the extinction of older anaerobic life as oxygen builds up in the atmosphere
• B) the time period before the development of the ozone layer
• C) a period when evolution accelerated so rapidly that there was insufficient oxygen available
• D) the destruction of oxygen in the early atmosphere

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