Multicellularity and large body size of eukaryotic organisms requires high metabolic rates and efficient ATP production by aerobic respiration.How did bacteria change Earth's atmosphere to enable aerobic respiration?
A)Oxygenic photosynthesis by cyanobacteria significantly increased the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.
B)Splitting of water during anaerobic respiration by cyanobacteria dramatically increased the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.
C)Nitrogen fixation by cyanobacteria decreased the amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere,leading to simultaneous increase of oxygen.
D)Anaerobic respiration by cyanobacteria increased the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere by reducing the amount of iron oxides that are able to react instantly with oxygen.

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Oxygenic photosynthesis by cyanobacteria significantly increased the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere. This led to the establishment of aerobic respiration in eukaryotic organisms which require high metabolic rates and efficient ATP production by aerobic respiration for multicellularity and large body size.

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