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source. It was cyanobacteria (Figure 76) who first oxygenated the air. The development of other life
forms was made possible by the rise in oxygen concentration.
Figure 76.
In
Yellowstone National Park, this hot spring empties into the foreground. Cyanobacteria are
green in the spring, and as water flows
down the heat gradient, the color becomes more intense because of an
increase in cell density. The stream's edges appear greener because the water there
is cooler than it is in the
middle
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