12. how does the miller-urey experiment fall short of demonstrating that life can arise from inorganic molecules? explain.

a. it doesn't show a leap between a collection of amino acids and a single-celled organism.
b. it recreates the conditions that existed at the earth's beginning, but no molecules form as a result.
c. it doesn't provide evidence of the formation of amino acids.
d. it doesn't show how multicellular organisms developed from unicellular organisms.

Answer

Hi, the correct answer option is C. It doesn't provide evidence of the formation of amino acids

Explanation

The Miller-Urey experiment was determined to show that life could arise spontaneously from non-living molecules. This was called chemical evolution or abiogenesis. The challenges in this experiment were; To produce non-fiction amino acid and proteins the experiment was to be highly controlled which destroyed the proteins. Cross-reaction process applied interfered with amino acid production. In addition, sugar which a vital compound for life affected amino acid synthesis. The experiments further produced other toxic compounds such as cyanide that were difficult to identify during the research.

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