Question

Explain how simple prebiotic compounds could give rise to biological monomers and polymers.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

We are going to make an assumption: the chemical components found in all living prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells was present in the ancestral organism from which all life derived. In other words: the spontaneous interaction of the molecules present in the early earth's atmosphere formed more complex organic molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, and nitrogen bases - the building blocks of life as we know it today.

As these organic compounds accumulated they formed an "organic soup" in which additional reactions could take place.

The energy needed to drive the formation of these organic molecules was derived from the sun's radiation, electrical discharges in the form of lightening, and heat from the cooling earth.