Why Don't New Biological Macromolecules Form Abiotically from Nonliving Matter

question 9

Multiple Choice

Why don't new biological macromolecules form abiotically from nonliving matter on the Earth today?

• A) The special environmental conditions that are required do not exist.
• B) There are not enough of the various elements needed.
• C) There is not enough available energy.
• D) There is no need for biological macromolecules.
• E) Biological macromolecules do arise abioticallybut are quickly consumed by organisms.

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Definitions:

Frequency Distribution

A summary of how often different values occur within a dataset, often represented in a table or graph.

Interval Data

Interval data is a type of quantitative data where the intervals between values are meaningful, but there is no true zero point, allowing for the measurement of differences but not relative sizes or ratios.

Series

The sum of a sequence of terms in a specific order, often related to mathematical or statistical analysis.

Relative Frequency

The proportion of times a certain value or category appears in a dataset relative to the total number of observations.