Reading Quiz 1.What does abiotic mean? 2.What are the two types of nucleic acids? 3.Amino acids are the “building blocks” of which polymer? 4.Ribozymes are pieces of RNA that can act as ______________.
AP Biology Life’s Beginnings on Earth according to science
Nucleic Acid Formation
Amino Acid Formation
Protein’s Natural Form
Monosaccharides Combining
Phospholipid Formation
Construction of mRNA from DNA
Constructing Chromosomes
DNA Replicating
- Hydrophilic head Hydrophobic tail WATER Membrane Formation
Representation of a Protobionts
Stanley Miller
LE 26-2 Water vapor CH 4 NH 3 H2H2 Electrode Condenser Cold water Cooled water containing organic molecules Sample for chemical analysis H2OH2O
Early Earth
Energy Source
In no more than 3 sentences, explain why the abiotic synthesis of the nucleic acids RNA and DNA was overall so essential to helping generate life on Earth.