Multiple Choice
Free oxygen in our atmosphere is important to the development and maintenance of life on Earth because oxygen:
A) combines with iron in volcanic rocks.
B) can form ozone and block some UV radiation.
C) is necessary for photosynthesis to occur.
D) reduces atmospheric temperature.
E) was very abundant in our early atmosphere.
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