Answer:
No, not really. Over time, organisms have grown much more complex. Photosynthesis happened around 3.4 billion years ago and respiration around 2 billion years ago. These all serve as a testimony to the fact that organisms are in fact growing more complex. We have seen photoautotrophs arise, from the simpler chemoautotrophs, and they now in fact dominate the array of producers! Organisms don't only do fermentation now; they can also do anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration too! Thus, current life forms are a lot more different today than 3.8 billion years ago.
