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Chapter 15, Problem 3MCQ
Photosynthetic cells affected early Earth by
a. adding O2 to the atmosphere.
b. increasing the amount of hydrogen sulfide in the early oceans.
c. depleting the ozone layer.
cl. changing the pH of the early oceans.
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