Miller Urey Experiment

1.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

This experiment was conducted by the scientists:

Stanley Miller and Harold Urey

Harold Urey and Albert Einstine

Harrison Ford and Denzel Washington

James Watson and Francis Crick

2.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which question were the scientists trying to answer with this experiment?

Where do cells come from?

What came first the chicken or the egg?

How are biomolecules formed?

What gave rise to the Eukaryotic cell?

3.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The apparatus in the experiment was used to mimic what?

proteins

Earth's present conditions

early Earth's conditions

they didn't mean to mimic anything in particular

4.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The gas in the apparatus mimicked?

space

time

stars

atmosphere

5.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The electrical sparks mimicked?

heat waves

lightening

volcano

hurricane

6.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The water used in the apparatus was used to mimic what part of early Earth?

sea

swimming pool

ocean

rain

7.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What was the result of the Miller-Urey Experiment?

amino acids

nucleotides

lipids

glucose

8.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What was the product of the Miller-Urey Experiment?

Simple amino acids

Simple nucleotides

Simple lipids

Simple monosaccarides

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Miller/Urey and other scientists have shown that:

Life on early Earth required material from space

Cells survived in the primitive atmosphere

Amino acids could be produced from inorganic molecules

Simple cells can be produced in a laboratory

10.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was probably not present in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth?

Methane

Oxygen

Water

Carbon dioxide

11.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which type of cell came first?

Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

Plant

Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Based upon the conditions of the early Earth, which forms of live most likely appeared first?

Prokaryotic and aerobic

Prokaryotic and anaerobic

Eukaryotic and aerobic

Eukaryotic and anaerobic

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago, but life did not show until around...

3.5 billion years ago

1 million years ago

200,000 years ago

4.2 billion years ago

14.

Multiple Select

1 min

1 pt

The Earth's early atmosphere was primarily composed of carbon dioxide. What type of organism could survive in these conditions? YOU MAY SELECT MORE THAN 1 ANSWER

Aerobic Prokaryote

Aerobic Eukaryote

Anaerobic Prokaryote

Photosynthetic Prokaryote

15.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

Miller/Urey and other scientists studying the origin of life have shown that:

Formation of life on early Earth required material from space

Simple cells can be produced in a laboratory using spontaneous generation

Oxygen and water were present in the atmosphere to support life

Organic molecules like amino acids and nucleotides could be produced from abiotic/inorganic molecules

16.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which came first?

Organic molecules

Genetic code

dinosaurs

eukaryotes

17.

Multiple Select

3 mins

1 pt

Which of the following WERE abundant on early earth? YOU MAY SELECT MORE THAN 1

Oxygen

Carbon Dioxide

Water

Sunlight

18.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was probably not present in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth?

methane

oxygen

water

carbon dioxide

19.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which of the following was Stanley Miller able to produce in his 1953 experiment?

prokaryotes

amino acids

lipids

proteins

20.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

The smallest unit which can be considered life is called __________.

a prokaryote

a LUCA

a cell

a phospholipid

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