Which May Have Facilitated the Polymerization of the Large Molecules

question 245

Multiple Choice

Which may have facilitated the polymerization of the large molecules of life on primitive Earth?

• A) Ice crystals
• B) Evaporation in hot pools at the edges of oceans
• C) Ribozymes
• D) Early proteins
• E) Lightning strikes in an anaerobic environment of methane, ammonia, hydrogen, and water vapor.

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