Scientists thought that cells may have developed the ability to make their own food. As they made their own food, they produced oxygen as a waste product.
Oxygen was added to Earth's atmosphere through the process of photosynthesis by early photosynthetic organisms like cyanobacteria. These organisms released oxygen as a byproduct, which accumulated over millions of years and eventually led to the oxygen-rich atmosphere we have today.
Scientists estimate that more than 50 percent of the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere is produced by phytoplankton in the ocean through photosynthesis. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine organisms that play a crucial role in the global oxygen cycle.
Oxygen accumulated in Earth's atmosphere through the process of photosynthesis carried out by early cyanobacteria. These organisms released oxygen as a byproduct, gradually building up oxygen levels in the atmosphere over millions of years.
Oxygen makes up about 21% of Earth's lower atmosphere by volume.
The approximate percentage of oxygen in Earth's lower atmosphere is around 21% by volume.
Oxygen was added to Earth's atmosphere through the process of photosynthesis by early photosynthetic organisms like cyanobacteria. These organisms released oxygen as a byproduct, which accumulated over millions of years and eventually led to the oxygen-rich atmosphere we have today.
The earths atmosphere is made up of 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen
Scientists estimate that more than 50 percent of the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere is produced by phytoplankton in the ocean through photosynthesis. Phytoplankton are microscopic marine organisms that play a crucial role in the global oxygen cycle.
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It came from primitive organisms early in earth's history. They were the first organisms to use photosynthesis to make food, by using light to convert Carbon dioxide and water into glucose (food) and oxygen. Since oxygen is a waste product of photosynthesis, it was released into the air. As more and more of these organisms multiplied, large amounts of oxygen were released into the air, forming today's atmosphere.
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Oxygen gas
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Oxygen accumulated in Earth's atmosphere through the process of photosynthesis carried out by early cyanobacteria. These organisms released oxygen as a byproduct, gradually building up oxygen levels in the atmosphere over millions of years.
mostly nitrogen with 21% oxygen