AP BIOLOGY

EVOLUTION

THE ORIGIN OF LIFE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following factors was MOST important in the origin of life on Earth?
A
Lowlevels of solar energy
B
Competitionfor oxygen
C
Bioticsynthesis of organic molecules
D
Natural selection acting on moleculesand protobionts
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So the correct option is ‘ Carbon’.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract. Several theories for the origin of life have gained widespread acceptance, led by primordial soup, chemical evolution, metabolism first, and the RNA world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Theory of panspermia explains how life originated on Earth.

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