Oparin, in the Former Soviet Union, and Miller and Urey

question 37

Multiple Choice

Oparin, in the former Soviet Union, and Miller and Urey, in England, performed some of the first experiments to prove:

• A) organic macromolecules can arise from abiotic conditions
• B) micelle formation generated the first membranes
• C) RNA was the catalytic molecule of early Earth
• D) TCA cycle generates amino acids
• E) iron band formations were caused by photoferrotrophy

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