Chapter 22.1, Problem 2CC

Summary Introduction

To determine: The properties of the deep-sea vents that made them suitable for the prebiotic synthesis of the molecules.

Introduction: Different hypothesis have been proposed regarding synthesis of organic molecules and origin of life on the planet Earth. Deep sea vent theory is one of them. Prebiotic synthesis theory says that organic molecules were formed on Earth before the origin of life. Appearance of these organic molecules led to formation of life on the planet. This prebiotic synthesis theory called the mixture of these molecules in the oceans as prebiotic soup.