NEET Biology question

The correct sequence for the manufacture of molecules/organic compounds on the primitive earth is

(A), nucleic acid, protein and carbohydrate
(B)Protein, carbohydrate, water and nucleic acid
(C), protein, carbohydrate and nucleic acid
(D), water, nucleic acid and proteinCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Hydrogen atoms were the most numerous and most reactive species in the primitive atmosphere. They first combined with available oxygen atoms to form water, leaving no free oxygen, and also combined with nitrogen to form ammonia (); so water and ammonia were probably among the first

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