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Why do scientists think that the first true cells were probably anaerobic?

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anaerobic because there was little oxygen; and
heterotrophic because autotrophism (the ability to manufacture your own food) is a more complex process ... the first cells would have derived energy from surrounding organic molecules, which makes them heterotrophic.
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