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What experiment demonstrated that amino acids can form from inorganic molecules?

Answer: Miller-Urey experiment.

  • A Pasteur experiment
  • B Miller-Urey experiment
  • C Mendel experiment
  • D Meselson-Stahl experiment

Correct answer: B. Miller-Urey experiment

Explanation: Miller-Urey experiment (1953): Stanley Miller and Harold Urey simulated early Earth conditions (NH<sub>3</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>O, H<sub>2</sub> + electrical sparks) and produced amino acids. This supported the idea that organic molecules could form abiotically.

Simple Phylogenetic TreeCommon ancestorLineage ALineage BLineage C1Lineage C2Branch points represent speciation events from a shared ancestor

A simple phylogenetic tree: a common ancestor branches into several descendant lineages over time, with each branch point marking a speciation event.

Concept context

Origin of life, Darwin's theory, natural selection, speciation, and evidence for evolution.

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