BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781305967359
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 18, Problem 4SA
Miller and Urey created a reaction chamber that simulated conditions in Earth's early atmosphere to test the hypothesis that______.
| a. lightning-fueled atmospheric reactions could have produced organic compounds |
| b. meteorites contain organic compounds |
| c. organic compounds form at hydrothermal vents |
| d. oxygen prevents formation of organic compounds |
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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