primeval soup
Life's first mixture
Primeval soup is the hypothetical mixture of organic compounds in Earth's early oceans from which life is thought to have originated.
Scientists theorize that lightning, ultraviolet radiation, or volcanic activity sparked chemical reactions in this primordial broth, eventually producing the first self-replicating molecules.
Also called primordial soup: The experiment simulated conditions in the primeval soup.
- lifeAnimate state
- firstPosition number one
- brothClear simmered meat liquid
- hydrothermal ventsSubmarine volcanic water jets
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
emergence · carbon · ammonia · ancient · methane · original · building blocks · nucleic acids · hypothesis · prehistoric · origin story · genetic coding · mixture · volcanic activity · lightning · abiogenesis · water · self-replication
primeval soupmodern era
Current historical period
modern times · modern · contemporary · today · recent
primeval soupcomplex life
sentient beings · intelligent life · biodiversity · coral reef · rainforest
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