Multiple choice

In the beginning there was no oxygen in atmosphere. The activity of which organism is supposed to have made the earth's atmosphere aerobic or oxygen-rich?

  1. Monocotyledons

  2. Filamentous algae

  3. Cyanobacteria

  4. Mycoplasma

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) were the first organisms to perform oxygenic photosynthesis, gradually converting Earth's reducing atmosphere to an oxygen-rich one over billions of years. Monocotyledons are plants that evolved much later, while filamentous algae and mycoplasma do not produce oxygen through photosynthesis.