Four of the five outcomes listed below are related to

the accumulation of oxygen in the atmosphere. Select
the exception.
a. Further chemical origin of living cells stopped.
b. Chemical attacks by oxygen radicals stopped.
c. Aerobic respiration evolved.
d. With few exceptions, complex organic
compounds could no longer form.
e. Some cells detoxified oxygen by using it to
accept electrons.


Answer: b

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