Which statement about Miller's “cold chemistry” experiment is false?
A. Biomolecules could be formed from inorganic molecules without an electric spark.
B. High temperatures are not required for the synthesis of biomolecules.
C. Biomolecules can form even at –100ºC.
D. The experiment disproves the possibility that life originated outside the Earth.
E. Biomolecules were formed that were not found in the Miller–Urey experiment.

Question

Which statement about Miller's “cold chemistry” experiment is false?
A. Biomolecules could be formed from inorganic molecules without an electric spark.
B. High temperatures are not required for the synthesis of biomolecules.
C. Biomolecules can form even at –100ºC.
D. The experiment disproves the possibility that life originated outside the Earth.
E. Biomolecules were formed that were not found in the Miller–Urey experiment.

anonymous · Answer

In all honesty, I couldn't find anything much off of Google about his "cold chem" experiment, but my best guess is D. Miller's experiment demonstrated that biomolecules could be synthesized at cold temperatures, right? Cold temperatures = space = outside the Earth. If anything, his experiment lent a bit of support to an "exogenesis" hypothesis.

anonymous · Answer

Thanx a lot!