The Origin of Oxygen in Earth's Atmosphere

By Madhupriya

November 29,2022

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The answer is cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae. These microbes use photosynthesis to produce carbohydrates and, yes, oxygen by utilising sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide 

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Why is oxygen 21 percent of the atmosphere?

Oxygen is essential for respiration, the energy-producing chemistry that powers most living things' metabolisms.

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What is the role of oxygen in atmosphere?

While oxygen is required for most life on Earth, it does not make up the majority of the atmosphere. The Earth's atmosphere is made up of roughly 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.1 percent other gases.

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Is oxygen and atmosphere the same?

The thermosphere is the atmosphere's thickest layer. Only the lightest gases are found here, primarily oxygen, helium, and hydrogen.

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What part of the atmosphere has oxygen?

Plants and cyanobacteria on land and sea would most likely not exist as we know them if our atmosphere was 100% oxygen, because they require carbon dioxide to survive, with oxygen being a byproduct of their metabolic respiration.

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What if the earth is 100% oxygen?

Prochlorococcus and other ocean phytoplankton produce 70 percent of the oxygen on Earth. However, some scientists believe that due to ocean warming, phytoplankton levels have decreased by 40% since 1950. The number of phytoplankton in the ocean is affected by ocean temperature.

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What produces 70% of the world's oxygen?

"Oxygen influences climate because it makes up a large portion of the mass of the atmosphere." Reducing the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere thins it, allowing more sunlight to reach the Earth's surface."

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Does oxygen help the atmosphere?

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