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Life Is Believed to Have Originated at Hydrothermal Springs on the Ocean

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Life is believed to have originated at hydrothermal springs on the ocean floor rather than on or near the surface of Earth. What conditions made the hydrothermal springs the likely place for the beginning of life? Relate the conditions of the early oceans to the likely metabolism of the first cells.


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