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Atmospheric oxygen serves as an indicator of biological activity on a planet.

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4 sources for · 0 against

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Atmospheric oxygen is widely recognized as a key indicator of biological activity and a primary biosignature gas when searching for life on other planets.

The analysis

The retrieved papers consistently support the premise that atmospheric oxygen serves as a vital biosignature or indicator of biological activity (such as oxygenic photosynthesis) both on Earth and in the context of exoplanet characterization. There is no evidence refuting this claim.

Evidence for · 4
Evolutionary and functional relationships between plant and microbial C<sub>1</sub> metabolism in terrestrial ecosystems.
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Jardine KJ, Honeker LK, Zhang Z, Kwatcho Kengdo S, Yang Y, Roscioli J, Riley WJ. Evolutionary and functional relationships between plant and microbial C<sub>1</sub> metabolism in terrestrial ecosystems.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.70434

Paper 0 notes that C1 metabolism and volatile biosignatures, linked to atmospheric exchange, offer insights into biosignature detection on exoplanets.

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Prospects for detecting signs of life on exoplanets in the JWST era.
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Seager S, Welbanks L, Ellerbroek L, Bains W, Petkowski JJ. Prospects for detecting signs of life on exoplanets in the JWST era.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2416188122

Paper 3 discusses detecting biosignature gases such as oxygen via exoplanet atmosphere transmission spectroscopy to identify biological activity.

Oxygen reductase origin followed the great oxidation event and terminated the Lomagundi excursion.
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Trost K, Gennis RB, Allen JF, Mills DB, Martin WF. Oxygen reductase origin followed the great oxidation event and terminated the Lomagundi excursion.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.2025.149575

Paper 4 details Earth's atmospheric oxygen history as a cornerstone of evolutionary biology, marking the Great Oxidation Event and subsequent oxygen cycles driven by biological processes.

Is constitutive red-shift an advantage for oxygenic photosynthesis under M-dwarf starlight? Insights from <i>Acaryochloris marina</i> sp. str. Moss Beach
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Liistro E, Boccia B, Parenteau MN, Kiang NY, La Rocca N. Is constitutive red-shift an advantage for oxygenic photosynthesis under M-dwarf starlight? Insights from <i>Acaryochloris marina</i> sp. str. Moss Beach. 2026. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.21.719884

Paper 9 highlights that oxygenic photosynthesis on exoplanets could produce gaseous oxygen as a robust atmospheric biosignature.

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first checked01 Aug 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8101 Aug 2026
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