The atmosphere and seas of the early Earth lacked oxygen. What kind of organisms could NOT have lived under those conditions?

A. obligate aerobes
B. obligate anaerobes
C. facultative anaerobes
D. chemoautotrophs
E. cyanobacteria


A. obligate aerobes

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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