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In 1953, the Miller-Urey experiment showed that, under conditions similar to Earth’s early atmosphere, organic compounds could be formed from atmospheric gases. The results of this experiment are considered to support which of the following ideas about the origin of life on Earth?

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that lightning sparked chemical reactions in Earth's early atmosphere. The early atmosphere contained gases such as ammonia, methane, water vapor, and carbon dioxide. Scientists hypothesize

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