Let's say there's an alien species out there, and this species is not your typical Oxygen-breathing specimen. In fact, Oxygen is completely toxic to them - they will die if they inhale too much of it. What kind of air would they breath? What would their atmosphere be primarily comprised of? Would they still be Carbon-based lifeforms? Let's talk about it!
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Everything you have said is true of all life on Earth. Oxygen is a poison. Bleach? It's an oxidizer. Ammonia? It's an oxidizer. Hydrogen peroxide? It's water with an extra oxygen atom. Our atmosphere is primarily composed of nitrogen.
BTW you should look up 'comprised'. It does not mean what you think it means.
Ah I see. It has the same meaning, but I used it incorrectly. "Composed" would have been better in this situation, or I could have reworded it as "What would their atmosphere primarily comprise?" Good to know!
This is true. I was just wondering what it would take for it to be extremely toxic to the point where just a couple breaths of the oxygen we breath would kill them.
Doesn't "comprise" just mean to be "made up of" or "consist of?" Maybe I'm crazy.