Following the Initial Miller-Urey Experiment, New Evidence Indicated That Major

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Multiple Choice

Following the initial Miller-Urey experiment, new evidence indicated that major volcanic eruptions would have released carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere of early Earth.When these gasses were incorporated into an experiment similar to the first, the experiment produced

• A) exactly the same chemicals as the first experiment.
• B) fewer types of amino acids than the first experiment.
• C) organic compounds not produced in the first experiment, including 20 amino acids.
• D) no basic small molecules of life.
• E) atmospheric oxygen.

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Definitions:

N - 1 Adjustment

A statistical method used to correct the bias in the variance estimate of a sample.

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values.

Scores

Quantitative values assigned to individuals or items for the purpose of evaluation or measurement.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.