NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
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Question
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The apparatus in the experiment was used to mimic what?
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proteins
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Earth’s present conditions
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early Earth’s conditions
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they didn’t mean to mimic anything in particular
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -But to refresh your memory: in 1952 Stanley Miller and Harold Urey simulated the conditions of early Earth by sealing water, methane, ammonia and hydrogen in a glass flask. Then they applied electrical sparks to the mixture. Miraculously, amino acids came into existence amid the roiling mixture. It was a big deal.
Detailed explanation-2: -They designed an apparatus which held a mix of gases similar to those found in Earth’s early atmosphere over a pool of water, representing Earth’s early ocean. Electrodes delivered an electric current, simulating lightning, into the gas-filled chamber.
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