OXYGEN

Oxygen is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8.

Source
Oxygen first appeared
in the Earth's
atmosphere around 2
billion years ago,
accumulating from the Roles and
photosynthesis of Functions
blue-green algae.
Oxygen plays a critical role
in respiration, the energy-
producing chemistry that
drives the metabolisms of
most living things. We
humans, along with many
Required level other creatures, need
on a daily oxygen in the air we
basis breathe to stay alive.

Your blood oxygen level is

measured as a
percentage—95 to 100
percent is considered
normal. Can excess
oxygen be
harmful ?

Oxygen is vital to
sustaining life. However,
breathing oxygen at
higher than normal
partial pressure leads to
hyperoxia and can cause
Illustration oxygen toxicity or
oxygen poisoning.
8
O

Oxygen

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ACTIVITY 18
PRINCESS MERRY CONSOLACION : GRADE 8 DANIEL