Question

What did Stanley Miller's experiment in 1953 illustrate regarding the origins of life?

a. It produced the chemicals of life by simulating earth's early conditions.
b. It created spontaneous generation, which showed the earth's age.
c. It produced the chemicals of life by simulating earth's modern conditions.
d. It produced radiometric dating, which showed the earth's age.

Answer 1

The main thing that Stanley Miller's experiment in 1953 illustrated regarding the origins of life was that "a. It produced the chemicals of life by simulating earth's early conditions" since he shot a beam of light through different chemicals.