When you arrive at your biology lab,you notice that your lab bench is set up with containers of clay,Mg²⁺,and nucleotides.What hypothesis do you think you will be testing during the lab,and what is the purpose of the Mg²⁺? A)Formation of small organic molecules at deep sea vents;Mg2⁺ reacts with hot H₂S B)Formation of complex organic polymers on the surface of clay;Mg²⁺ catalyzes bond formation between nucleotides and clay C)Formation of small organic molecules on the surface of clay;Mg²⁺ catalyzes bond formation between nucleotides and clay D)Formation of small organic molecules in a reducing atmosphere;Mg²⁺ catalyzes redox reactions

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The presence of clay, Mg²⁺ (likely a catalyst), and nucleotides suggests an experiment aimed at demonstrating the formation of complex organic polymers on the surface of clay, where the catalyst facilitates the bond formation between nucleotides and clay, mimicking early Earth conditions where complex organic molecules could have formed.

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