Many organic molecules are easily destroyed by oxygen in modern Earth's atmosphere.This finding
A) indicates that an abiotic origin of small biological molecules is impossible.
B) explains why spontaneous abiotic synthesis of small biological molecules is not commonly seen in small pools and lakes.
C) indicates that small biological molecules must be generating on the moon.
D) indicates that life could never have originated on Earth.
E) indicates that all life on Earth must have had an extraterrestrial origin.

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The fact that many organic molecules are easily destroyed by oxygen in modern Earth's atmosphere explains why spontaneous abiotic synthesis of small biological molecules is not commonly seen in small pools and lakes. It does not rule out the possibility of an abiotic origin of small biological molecules, generate them on the moon or suggest that life could never have originated on Earth or that all life on Earth must have had an extraterrestrial origin.

Many Organic Molecules Are Easily Destroyed by Oxygen in Modern