Imagine that there is life on another planet (Planet X) in our galaxy. Using the following data concerning the nature of this life, determine what additional information is necessary and how you would verify the additional data needed to develop a theory of the origin of life on Planet X.
The age of the planet is 5 billion years.
Water is present in the atmosphere.
The planet is farther from its Sun than our Earth is from our Sun.
The molecules of various gases in the atmosphere are constantly being removed.
Chemical reactions on this planet occur at approximately half the rate at which they occur on Earth.
