JWilliam Schopf Found Fossils in Ancient Australian Rocks with an Internal

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Multiple Choice

J.William Schopf found fossils in ancient Australian rocks with an internal structure unlikely to occur through abiotic processes.Additional evidence that these were fossil cyanobacteria includes

• A) a carbon isotope ratio (¹³C:¹²C) consistent with translation of DNA.
• B) a carbon isotope ratio (¹³C:¹²C) consistent with photosynthetic activity.
• C) fossilized DNA.
• D) fossilized RNA.
• E) micrometeorites from Mars with amino acids.

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