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Scientists did not know what the first cells were like as the first cells left no fossils. The earliest fossils are 3.5 billion years old. Chemical markings in rocks as old as 3.8 billion years suggest that life was present at that time even though no fossils remain. Many scientists think that modern prokaryotes called archaea are the closest relatives of Earth’s first cells.
Answer to Problem 20A
Correct answer:
The correct answer is option B. increased oxygen in the atmosphere
Explanation of Solution
Explanation/justification for the correct answer:
Option B. increased oxygen in the atmosphere − The organisms shown in the given photo are cyanobacteria. Dome shaped structures called stromatolites are formed from cyanobacteria. These are evidence of existence of photosynthetic organisms on Earth during the Precambrian period. The cyanobacteria are primitive prokaryotes that are found in rocks as old as 3.5 billion years. They produce enough oxygen to support the formation of ozone layer. Hence this is the correct option.
Explanation for incorrect answer:
Option A. produced the first amino acids− The organisms shown in the given photo are cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria are primitive prokaryotes that are found in rocks as old as 3.5 billion years. They produce enough oxygen to support the formation of ozone layer. Hence this is not the correct option.
Option C. became the first mitochondria- The organisms shown in the given photo are cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria are primitive prokaryotes that are found in rocks as old as 3.5 billion years. They produce enough oxygen to support the formation of ozone layer. Hence this is not the correct option.
Option D. consumed the first heterotrophs− The organisms shown in the given photo are cyanobacteria. The cyanobacteria are primitive prokaryotes that are found in rocks as old as 3.5 billion years. They produce enough oxygen to support the formation of ozone layer. Hence this is not the correct option.
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