The Results from Stanley Miller's 1953 Experiments Can Best Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

The results from Stanley Miller's 1953 experiments can best be used to support which of the following hypotheses?

• A) life on Earth arose from simple inorganic molecules
• B) organic molecules can be synthesized abiotically under conditions that may have existed on early Earth
• C) life on Earth arose from simple organic molecules, with energy from lightning and volcanoes
• D) the conditions on early Earth were conducive to the origin of life

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