Q. Who proposed that the first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules?
A) S L Miller
B) Oparin and Haldane
C) Charles Darwin
D) Alfred Wallace
Explanation
Oparin of Russia and Haldane of England proposed that the first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules (e.g., RNA, protein, etc.) and that formation of life was preceeded by chemical evolution.
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