What is a criticism of the hydrothermal vent origin of life theory?
a. Hydrothermal vents are too hot and would have destroyed the organic molecules even as they formed.
b. Hydrothermal vents are too salty and would have destroyed the organic molecules even as they formed.
c. Hydrothermal vents are unstable in general and would have dissipated the organic molecules.
d. Hydrothermal vents lack sufficient oxygen for the evolution of aerobic organisms.
e. Hydrothermal vents contain too many dissolved mineral ions.
ANSWER: a
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