CET Karnataka Medical CET - Karnataka Medical Solved Paper-2012

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    The prebiotic atmosphere of the earth was of a reducing nature. It was transformed into an oxidizing atmosphere of present day due to the emergence of

    A)  cyanobacteria

    B)  angiosperms

    C)  photosyntnetic bacteria

    D)  eukaryotic algae

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    : Cyanobacteria or blue green algae are photosynthetic prokaryotes which evolved 3 million years back. They perform oxygenic photosynthesis where they use water to get hydrogen and release oxygen in this process. Hence, they added oxygen to the atmosphere and paved the path of evolution of aerobic forms including aerobic bacteria.


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