Question

Which of the following best describes the scientific idea regarding primordial soup?

Answer 1

Answer:

B. It refers to the idea the prehistoric oceans combined with lightning formed the building blocks of life.

Explanation:

• One of the widely accepted theory of evolution of life is the  theory of Chemical evolution.
• According to this theory, the conditions of prebiotic earth were favourable to a sort of continuing chemical evolution. that gave rise to a special class of organic molecule.
• Organic molecules must have evolved before the origin of life from primordial atmosphere which was anoxic and chemically reducing.
• Subsequent to the abiotic synthesis of organic matter, seas were converted into a hot dilute pebiotic soup.
• This theory was devised by John Haldane and Alexander Oparin.
• They proposed that on addition of energy to the gases of primitive atmosphere building blocks of life will be created.