Experiments like those performed by Stanley Miller in the 1850s demonstrated that lightening fueled atmospheric

reactions could produce ____.



a. self-replicating DNA molecules
b. organic compounds required for life under artificial conditions
c. prokaryotic cells under artificial conditions
d. meteorites containing the building blocks of life
e. organic molecules in hydrothermal vents


ANSWER: b

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