A2.1.4—Evidence for origin of carbon compounds Topic Practice
A2.1.4—Evidence for origin of carbon compounds Topic Practice
Practise using evidence for prebiotic carbon compounds, including Miller-Urey findings and possible synthesis sites on Earth or from space.
How this is tested
- explain what Miller-Urey results show about organic molecule formation
- compare hydrothermal vents, volcanoes, clay, ice and comets as synthesis sites
- distinguish evidence for organic compounds from evidence for living cells