Experiments Like Those Performed by Stanley Miller in the 1850s

question 31

Multiple Choice

Experiments like those performed by Stanley Miller in the 1850s demonstrated

• A) that DNA forms readily and produces itself.
• B) that organic compounds required for life can form under artificial conditions.
• C) that prokaryotic cells can form under artificial conditions.
• D) that meteorites contain the building blocks of life.
• E) that reactions in hydrothermal vents synthesis organic molecules.

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Definitions:

Wilhelm Wundt

Recognized as the pioneer of experimental psychology, he established the inaugural laboratory dedicated to psychological experiments at the University of Leipzig in 1879.

Philosopher

An individual who seeks knowledge and understanding about fundamental questions of reality, existence, and ethics through reasoned argument and thought.

Unconscious Wishes

Desires or motives that an individual is not fully aware of but that influence emotions and behavior, a concept often discussed in psychoanalytic theory.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist from Austria who is recognized as the pioneer of psychoanalysis, which involves treating mental disorders by engaging in conversation between the psychoanalyst and the patient.