AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Miller and Urey’s experiments attempted to demonstrate
A
How Earth first formed
B
Whether DNA or RNA evolved first
C
Whether organic molecules could have formed before life was present
D
How the deepest part of the Earth was formed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Miller-Urey experiment provided the first evidence that organic molecules needed for life could be formed from inorganic components. Some scientists support the RNA world hypothesis, which suggests that the first life was self-replicating RNA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Electrodes delivered an electric current, simulating lightning, into the gas-filled chamber. After allowing the experiment to run for one week, they analyzed the contents of the liquid pool. They found that several organic amino acids had formed spontaneously from inorganic raw materials.

Detailed explanation-3: -Urey performed an experiment to describe the origin of life on earth. They were of the idea that the early earth’s atmosphere was able to produce amino acids from inorganic matter. The two biologists made use of methane, water, hydrogen, and ammonia which they considered were found in the early earth’s atmosphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -Miller, along with his colleague Harold Urey, used a sparking device to mimic a lightning storm on early Earth. Their experiment produced a brown broth rich in amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

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