In the 1920s, Aleksandr Oparin and John Haldane Each Made

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Multiple Choice

In the 1920s, Aleksandr Oparin and John Haldane each made independent proposals about the formation of life on Earth. What did they say about essential organic molecules?

• A) that these could not have been made in the absence of life in the conditions on primordial Earth
• B) that these could have been made in the presence of life in the conditions on primordial Earth
• C) that these could have been made in the absence of life in the conditions on primordial Earth
• D) that these could have been made in the absence of life in the conditions on modern Earth

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