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From where did the carbon in all living things come?

A. It was made during the big bang.

B. It was made in stars that lived before the solar system formed.

C. It was made in the formation of the solar system.

D. It was produced by cyanobacteria. ​

Please hurry! Thanks! Nvm. No one answered quickly enough. It was B.

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Answer:

Option B, It was made in stars that lived before the solar system formed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Almost all the carbon that exists today with in the living organisms was produced in the stars. When these stars exploded during the big bang theory all the carbon within hem was introduced in the environment of earth some billions of years ago. Hence , though carbon introduced in earth’s environment was due to big bang, its origin is from the stars. Hence option B is the correct answer

Cyanobacteria is responsible for generation of oxygen on planet earth and thus option D is in correct.

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