Lesson Objective

Describe the scientific hypotheses regarding the origin of life on Earth.

Evaluate evidence supporting the RNA World Hypothesis and the primitive conditions required for organic synthesis.

What scientific hypotheses explain how inorganic molecules transitioned into the first living cells?

What evidence supports the RNA World Hypothesis?

7.12-Origins of Life on Earth

Explore the Miller-Urey experiment, the transition from monomers to polymers, the encapsulation of molecules into protobionts, and the RNA World Hypothesis.

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Unit 7 Test