Multiple choice

What is referred to by Haldane as 'the hot dilute soup'?

  1. A sea containing derivatives of only hydrocarbons

  2. A sea containing molecules of organic substances

  3. A sea of simple compounds

  4. A sea of minerals

  5. A sea of simple hydrocarbons
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A sea containing organic substances, which on polymerisation can give rise to biomolecules, was termed as hot dilute soup.

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