Experimenters Simulating Early Earth Conditions Found That If Heated Protein

question 36

Multiple Choice

Experimenters simulating early Earth conditions found that if heated protein chains were allowed to cool in water, they would

• A) form nitrogen, which would escape as a gas.
• B) form proteinoids.
• C) form small, proteinlike molecules.
• D) clot and form a complex latticework frame for chemical reactions.
• E) break down into the original amino acids that the protein chain was made from.

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