What Was the Probable Role of Oxygen Gas in the Early

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Multiple Choice

What was the probable role of oxygen gas in the early stages of life's appearance on Earth?

• A)Oxygen promoted the formation of complex organic molecules through physical processes.
• B)Oxygen gas tends to disrupt organic molecules,so its absence promoted the formation and stability of complex organic molecules on the early Earth.
• C)Abundant atmospheric oxygen would have created an ozone layer,which blocked out ultraviolet light and thereby protected the earliest life forms.
• D)Cellular respiration,which depends on oxygen availability,provided abundant energy to the first life forms.

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