During the Quaternary Period, oxygen levels in the atmosphere were similar to present-day levels, around 20.9%. This period saw the evolution and expansion of modern human species.
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The Earth's atmosphere is composed of roughly 21% oxygen. This level of oxygen in the air is ideal for human respiratory needs.
Around 16% of the air you breathe out is oxygen. This percentage decreases from the 21% of oxygen in the air you inhale due to the exchange of gases that occurs during respiration.
21% Oxygen, 78% Nitrogen, 1% other gasses in out atmosphere.
Air is a mixture of gases, including oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and others, whereas oxygen is a single element found in the air. The air we breathe typically contains about 21% oxygen along with other gases. Oxygen is essential for most living organisms to survive, while air is the combination of gases present in the Earth's atmosphere.
The air is made up, mostly, of oxygen and nitrogen.. Air is 78 % nitrogen, 21 % oxygen, about 1 % argon, and a whole raft of other gases present in even smaller amounts..