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Which of these statements best explains the origin of life on Earth?

Primitive plants were created from living molecules.
Plant cells were formed by the destruction of fossils in rocks.
Non-living molecules were transformed into bacteria by chemical processes.
Reproducing molecules evolved into living molecules by biological processes.

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Non-living molecules were transformed into bacteria by chemical processes best explains the origin of life on Earth
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The statement that best explains the origin of life on Earth would be that "Non-living molecules were transformed into bacteria by chemical processes," since the very first life-forms were extremely simple in their makeup.
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