Question

12. How does the Miller-Urey experiment fall short of demonstrating that life can arise from inorganic molecules? Please explain.

A. It doesn't show a leap between a collection of amino acids and a single-celled organism.
B. It recreates the conditions that existed at the earth's beginning, but no molecules form as a result.
C. It doesn't provide evidence of the formation of amino acids.
D. It doesn't show how multicellular organisms developed from unicellular organisms.

Answer 1

Answer

Hi, the correct answer option is C. It doesn't provide evidence of the formation of amino acids

Explanation

The Miller-Urey experiment was determined to show that life could arise spontaneously from non-living molecules. This was called chemical evolution or abiogenesis. The challenges in this experiment were; To produce non-fiction amino acid and proteins the experiment was to be highly controlled which destroyed the proteins. Cross-reaction process applied interfered with amino acid production. In addition, sugar which a vital compound for life affected amino acid synthesis. The experiments further produced other toxic compounds such as cyanide that were difficult to identify during the research.

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