Miller Urey Experiment Flashcards
1
Q
When did they conduct the experiment?
A
1953
2
Q
What was Miller and Urey’s hypothesis?
A
If a closed simulation with a primitive ocean and atmosphere is created, then organic compounds such as amino acids will be found in the condensation.
3
Q
What did Miller do?
A
He took molecules which were believed to represent the major components of the early Earth’s atmosphere and put them into a closed system he ran electric current through the system to simulate lightning
4
Q
What did the experiment show?
A
It showed that organic compounds could be created easily under conditions that scientist believed to be present on the early Earth
