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The prebiotic atmosphere of the earth wa...

The prebiotic atmosphere of the earth was of a reducing nature. It was transformed into a oxidising atmospehre of present day due to the emergence of

A

Cyanobacteria

B

Angiosperms

C

Photosynthetic bacteria

D

Eukaryotic algae

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The photosynthetic organism, the photoautotrops developed the pigment chlorophyll by combination of simple chemicals. The photosynthetic organisms developed form existing blue green algae (cyanobacteria) used water to get hydrogen and released oxygen.
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