The absence of atmospheric oxygen probably made life possible because oxygen ________

a. forms free radicals that degrade compounds by extracting electrons from their bonds
b. would have favored the development of early predators and suppressed life's first efforts
c. is a greenhouse gas that would have made the Earth too hot for life
d. prevents the formation of liquid water


a

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