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Life without air would be...

Life without air would be

A

reductional

B

free from oxidative damage

C

impossible

D

anaerobic

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The correct Answer is:
D
Anaerobic means `in the absence of molecular oxygen', so life without air would be anaerobic . The atmosphere of earth at the time of origin of life was without free oxygen atoms, so the primitive atmosphere was reducing.
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