AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -noun Biology. the seas and atmosphere as they existed on earth before the existence of life, consisting primarily of an oxygen-free gaseous mixture containing chiefly water, hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and carbon dioxide.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first idea to capture scientists’ attention was the “primordial soup”: the notion that when Earth was young, the oceans were filled with simple chemicals important for life. These would eventually self-assemble into simple living cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Primordial soup theory was first developed by Alexander Oparin in 1942 and theorises that abiogenesis did occur in a warm water body in primordial earth.