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Following are the two statements regarding the origin of life
(a) The earliest organisms that appeared on the earth were non-green and presum- ably anaerobes.
(b) The first autotrophic organisms were the cheimoautotrophs that never released oxygen.
Of the above statements which one of the fol- lowing options is correct

A

(a) is correct but (b) is false

B

(b) is correct but (a) is false

C

Both (a) and (b) are correct .

D

Both (a) and (b) are false.

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