In addition to certain types of minerals, Curiosity was designed to find a certain class of materials in the rocks. Although not necessarily an indicator of life itself, what type of materials that are important for life (or could even be the products of life) is Curiosity equipped to find in the rocks

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Complete question:

In addition to certain types of minerals, Curiosity was designed to find a certain class of materials in the rocks. Although not necessarily an indicator of life itself, what type of materials that are important for life (or could even be the products of life) is Curiosity equipped to find in the rocks?

Group of answer choices

1.Organic materials

2.Cryptocrystalline materials

3.Inorganic materials

4.Superconducting materials

Organic material

Explanation:

Organic material consist of a whole series of product which ranges from the undecomposed plant and animal tissues. It basically refers to material which has hydrogen -carbon bonds as essential structures. As we all know Carbon is the element which is fundamental to life.

Organic material is basically a reservoir of nutrients that can be released in the soil.

Apart from this certain other elements such as:

are also needed to produce organic material. So if such materials are found, they potentially indicate towards life.

Hence, the correct answer is organic material.