Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 18, Problem 1MC
Almost all of the oxygen gas in today’s atmosphere is present as a result of
- a. outgassing from volcanoes.
- b. aerobic respiration.
- c. endosymbiosis.
- d. photosynthesis.
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Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
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