One proposed test for determining life on Mars is to measure carbon isotopes in rock samples. How could this indicate life?
A) Biological organisms preferentially concentrate 12C and not 13C.
B) Biological organisms preferentially concentrate 13C and not 12C.
C) Radiogenic14C dating can be used to determine when an organism ceased to take in carbon from the atmosphere.
D) A carbon compound, benzene (C6H6) , is produced by biological organisms on Earth. A detection of benzene on Mars should indicate life.
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