When we speculate about the origin of life from inorganic material it seems logical that several events or steps were necessary. Which of the following is not a part of these ideas?

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The statement in D is incorrect because it suggests the segregation of inorganic molecules by a membrane, which is not a step in the speculated origin of life from inorganic material. The initial steps involve the formation of organic molecules from inorganic ones, the assembly of these organic molecules into RNA or similar molecules capable of replication and catalysis, and the eventual self-replication of these molecules. The segregation by a membrane is a later event, associated with the formation of protocells, not the initial formation of organic molecules from inorganic ones.

When We Speculate About the Origin of Life from Inorganic