If Oxygen Had Been Present in the Original Primitive Atmosphere

question 21

Multiple Choice

If oxygen had been present in the original primitive atmosphere,

• A) organic molecules would be prevented from joining together.
• B) microspheres could have formed.
• C) aerobic cellular respiration would occur.
• D) protocells would be able to form.
• E) organisms could have carried out cellular respiration.

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