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    There are three main theories about the origin of life discussed in the document: 1. Special creation - that divine forces or God created life. 2. Panspermia - that life originated from extraterrestrial sources like Mars or Europa. 3. Biogeochemical theory - that life evolved from inorganic matter on early Earth, as suggested by Oparin and Haldane. Experiments like the Miller-Urey experiment support this by showing organic molecules can form from inorganic precursors.

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    There are three main theories about the origin of life discussed in the document: 1. Special creation - that divine forces or God created life. 2. Panspermia - that life originated from extraterrestrial sources like Mars or Europa. 3. Biogeochemical theory - that life evolved from inorganic matter on early Earth, as suggested by Oparin and Haldane. Experiments like the Miller-Urey experiment support this by showing organic molecules can form from inorganic precursors.

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    There are three main theories about the origin of life discussed in the document: 1. Special creation - that divine forces or God created life. 2. Panspermia - that life originated from extraterrestrial sources like Mars or Europa. 3. Biogeochemical theory - that life evolved from inorganic matter on early Earth, as suggested by Oparin and Haldane. Experiments like the Miller-Urey experiment support this by showing organic molecules can form from inorganic precursors.

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    ORIGIN OF LIFE

    1.SPECIAL CREATION
     

    Divine forces
    GOD
    2. PANSPERMIA
    Extraterrestrial
     

    Origin
    EUROPA-H2O(l)
    MARS-ice,dry rivers
    3. BIOGEOCHEMICAL THEORY

    Aleksandr Oparin
     

    John Haldane
    Life evolved from
    inorganic matter.
     Primordial Environment

    PLUS: +
    1. Synthesis of organic molecules
    2. Conjugation of Molecules
    3. Packaged into cell-like structure
    Called: ‘’PROTOBIONTS”
     
    MILLER-UREY EXPERIMENT (1953)
    - mixed water vapor, NH3, CH4,
    H2 + electric spark .
    electrodes
    CH4
    NH3 spark
    H2
    water vapor

    condenser

    water containing
    organic compounds
    boiling water
    WHERE DID LIFE
    BEGIN?
    A. Primitive Earth’s Atmosphere
    1.Hot H2 gas
    2.Mixture: CO, CO2,N2, NH3,
    NH4 (First seas, Lightning, Volcanic
    Eruption, Uv-R)
    B. FROZEN OCEAN
    C. UNDERNEATH THE EARTH’S
    CRUST
    (Triggered by Volcanic Act.)
    D. CLAY-CRUST
    - have +charges to attract org.
    molecules
    E. DEEP-SEA VENTS
    - prokaryotic ancestors are close
    to the profiles of bacteria that
    thrives today in deep sea-vents

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