Question

How did the Miller-Urey experiment impact the way scientists think about the origins of life?

Use what you know about the Miller-Urey experiments to discuss the factors needed for life to arise, and speculate on whether life could arise on another planet.

Answer 1

1) Scientists thought about the change and the origin of life. They had inorganic molecules and complex biomolecules and generated simple organic compounds. It also enlightened them to see that life on earth can come from simple cells.

2) Scientists have thoughts that life on different planets may exist or may possibly happen. They used methane, hydrogen, water, ammonia to get results and prove that there might be life on different planets.

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Answer 2

The Miller-Urey experiment showed that simple molecules could have arisen abiotically. This chemical experiment included conditions similar to those present on the early Earth, and tested the origin of life under those conditions.

Water (H2O), methane (CH4), ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen (H2) were the chemicals used to produce the results of the experiment, the factors needed for simple life to arise. Given similar conditions on other planets, it's possible that life could arise there as well.