Which Theory Would Suggest That Both Polypeptides and RNA Arose

question 28

Multiple Choice

Which theory would suggest that both polypeptides and RNA arose at the same time?

• A)Aleksandr Oparin's coacervate theory
• B)Stanley Miller's chemical soup theory
• C)Sidney Fox's protein-first hypothesis
• D)Alexander Cairns-Smith's simultaneous evolution of polypeptides and RNA
• E)Darwin's original theory of evolution,as written in Origin of Species

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Definitions:

Conditioned

A conditioned response that develops in reaction to a previously neutral stimulus after it's linked with an unconditioned stimulus.

Evolutionary Theory

A scientific theory that explains the diversity of life on Earth through processes of natural selection and genetic variation.

Control Group

In experimental research, the group of participants that does not receive the experimental treatment, used as a baseline to compare the effects of the treatment on the experimental group.

Confound

A variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in an experiment, making it difficult to determine the exact effect of the independent variable.