Experiments by Stanley Miller in the 1950s demonstrated that the first organic molecules on earth

A) were nucleic acids such as RNA and DNA.
B) most likely formed in an extraterrestrial environment and were deposited on earth via asteroids.
C) could have formed abiotically in a reducing atmosphere containing hydrogen, methane, ammonia, and water vapor.
D) were catalysts composed of simple amino acids.
E) were catalysts composed of simple amino acids and most likely formed in an extraterrestrial environment and were deposited on earth via asteroids.


Answer: C

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