Question

which process or theory explains how life could have arisen from nonliving materials? a) differentiation b) cambrian explosion c) abiogenesis d) photosynthesis question 13 (5 points) how does the miller - urey experiment fall short of demonstrating that life can arise from inorganic molecules? a) it recreates the conditions that existed at the earth’s beginning, but no molecules form as a result. b) it doesn’t show how multicellular organisms developed from unicellular organisms. c) it doesn’t provide evidence of the formation of amino acids. d) it doesn’t show a leap between a collection of amino acids and a single - celled organism.

Explanation:

For the first question, abiogenesis is the theory that life arose from non - living materials. Differentiation is about cell specialization, Cambrian explosion is a rapid diversification of life forms, and photosynthesis is about plants converting light energy.
For the second question, the Miller - Urey experiment produced amino acids but didn't show how a collection of amino acids could become a single - celled organism. It re - created early Earth conditions and formed amino acids, and it's not about the development of multicellular from unicellular organisms.

Answer:

Question 1: C. Abiogenesis
Question 2: D. It doesn't show a leap between a collection of amino acids and a single - celled organism.