What Was a Significant Outcome of the Miller and Urey

question 57

Multiple Choice

What was a significant outcome of the Miller and Urey experiment?

• A) They demonstrated natural selection.
• B) They were the first to synthesize living cells.
• C) They proved that life did not originate on Earth.
• D) They proved that the iron-sulfur world hypothesis was false.
• E) They synthesized organic molecules from inorganic materials.

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Groundwater

Water that is found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand, and rock, which can form aquifers from which water can be extracted for use.

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