Question

The gradual synthesis of complex organic macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleotides, from simple inorganic and organic molecules under the conditions of the primitive Earth is known as:

Options

• Chemogeny (Chemical Evolution)

• Biogeny

• Abiogenesis

• Cognogeny

Answer 1

Chemogeny, also called chemical evolution, is the phase during which simple inorganic and organic molecules gradually combined under primitive Earth conditions to form complex organic macromolecules such as proteins and nucleotides.