What is the importance of the Miller-Urey experiment?

a. It showed that molecules crucial to life could be produced biotically.
b. It showed that molecules crucial to life could be produced abiotically.
c. It showed that molecules not crucial to life could be produced biotically.
d. It showed that molecules not crucial to life could be produced abiotically


Ans: b. It showed that molecules crucial to life could be produced abiotically.

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