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From about 4 billion years ago to about 2.5 billion years ago, oxygen gas became more common in Earth's atmosphere. Oxygen was a toxic compound to most life forms from that time period. Today, oxygen is required by all but some of the most primitive life forms. Which statement best explains how early life forms that were harmed by oxygen evolved into today's life forms that require it?