All of the following types of evidence support the hypothesis that life on Earth formed spontaneously except for __________.

a. the discovery of ribozymes, showing that RNA molecules may be autocatalytic
b. laboratory studies involving the formation and reproduction of vesicles
c. the fossil record
d. the abiotic synthesis of polymers from monomers dripped onto hot rocks
e. the production of organic compounds in S. Miller's experimental apparatus.


Answer: c. the fossil record

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