Primordial soup is a set of hypothetical conditions on ancient Earth first proposed by?
Correct answer: D. Alexander Oparin
- A. Dmitri Ivanovsky
- B. Dmitry Anuchin
- C. Nikolay Shatsky
- D. Alexander Oparin
Explanation
Alexander Oparin is credited with the primordial soup hypothesis, suggesting that life on Earth originated from a series of chemical reactions in a nutrient-rich 'soup' of organic compounds. This idea was groundbreaking in understanding abiogenesis. The other individuals listed - Dmitri Ivanovsky, Dmitry Anuchin, and Nikolay Shatsky - were influential in their respective fields of virology, anthropology, and geology, but did not propose theories on the origin of life or the primordial soup.
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