In the original experiments by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey to synthesize organic molecules in an abiotic environment,which one of the following would you NOT expect to find in the collection flask?
A)urea
B)amino acids
C)ATP
D)adenine
E)formaldehyde

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ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is not an organic molecule synthesized in the Miller-Urey experiments. It is a molecule that is important for energy transfer between organic molecules in living organisms, and is made through enzymatic reactions. The Miller-Urey experiments primarily produced simple organic molecules like amino acids, which are building blocks for proteins. Urea is also a simple organic molecule that can form from the breakdown of amino acids, while adenine can form from the reaction between hydrogen cyanide and ammonia. Formaldehyde is another small organic molecule that was produced in the Miller-Urey experiments as a precursor to more complex organic molecules.

In the Original Experiments by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey