Why Do Scientists No Longer Think That Complex Organic Molecules

question 53

Multiple Choice

Why do scientists no longer think that complex organic molecules must have first formed in shallow pools?

• A) Shallow pools wouldn't have a sufficient concentration of amino acids.
• B) Complex molecules could not form in the early Earth's atmosphere.
• C) Complex molecules would be destroyed by volcanism and meteorite impacts.
• D) Abiogenesis requires an existing form of life.

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