When you arrive at your biology lab, you notice that your lab bench is set up with containers of clay, Mg2+, and nucleotides. What hypothesis do you think you will be testing during the lab, and what is the purpose of the Mg2+?
A. Formation of small organic molecules at deep sea vents; Mg2+ reacts with hot H2S.
B. Formation of complex organic polymers on the surface of clay; Mg2+ catalyzes bond formation between nucleotides and clay.
C. Formation of small organic molecules on the surface of clay; Mg2+ catalyzes bond formation between nucleotides and clay.
D. Formation of small organic molecules in a reducing atmosphere; Mg2+ catalyzes redox reactions.
B. Formation of complex organic polymers on the surface of clay; Mg2+ catalyzes bond formation between nucleotides and clay.
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