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Theory of Abiogenesis

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Stanley Miller proposed origin of life by:

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Chemical synthesis

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Abiogenesis

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Biogenesis

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None of these

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The correct option is A
Chemical synthesis

Chemical synthesis of organic compounds from inorganic molecules proposed the origin of life by Stanley Miller and Harold C. Urey which included a glass apparatus and a mixture of methane, ammonia and hydrogen.

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Identify the incorrect statements regarding origin of life:

(i) The Swan-necked flask experiment was performed by Stanley Miller.
(ii) Louis Pasteur is famous for propounding the Theory of Panspermia.
(iii) Louis Pasteur disproved spontaneous generation theory forever.
(iv) The Cosmozoic theory of origin of life was proposed by Saurez.

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N H_{3}

H_{2}

Q. Assertion :Stanley Miller could work on experimental evidence of origin of life because of guidance of Harold Urey. Reason: H. Urey was geochemist, cosmochemist and teacher of S. Miller.

Q. How many of the following statement(s) are correct ?

I. Stanley Miller created electric discharge in a closed flask containing CO₂, H₂, NH₃ and water vapour at 200°C.

II. Haldane proposed the concept of a "primordial soup".

III. Water was not essential for the origin of life.

IV. The first non-cellular forms of life could reproduce and might have originated 3 billion years back.

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