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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following has the monomer of amino acids?
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe theory of Endosymbiosis explainsThe origin of eukaryotesHow species developHow bacteria liveWhy cells rely on one another
- 3. Multiple Choice
Miller and Urey's experiment suggests that...
organic compounds necessary for life (amino acids) could have arisen from simpler compounds
the sun powers all life
primitive compounds can be made from super complex compounds
applied pressure can form polypeptides
- 4. Multiple Choice
___________________ evolved after RNAamino acidsatomsDNAmolecules - 5. Multiple Choice
The belief that living things arise from non-living things is:
punctuated equillibrium
natural selection
spontaneous generation
microevolution
- 6. Multiple Choice
In the experiment below, maggots will probably appear in
Both Jars
Only the covered jar
Only the uncovered jar
Neither Jar
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.AncestorSkeletonFossilImprints
- 8. Multiple Choice
What was the result of the Miller-Urey Experiment? (the brown goo)
amino acids
nucleotides
lipids
glucose
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these are the ingredients NEEDED for life to form?
organic macromolecules/biomolecules
atoms
methane
inorganic molecules
- 10. Multiple Choice
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
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMiller/Urey and other scientists have shown that:Life on early Earth required material from spaceCells survived in the primitive atmosphereAmino acids could be produced from inorganic moleculesSimple cells can be produced in a laboratory
- 12. Multiple ChoiceBased upon the conditions of the early Earth, which forms of live most likely appeared first?Prokaryotic and aerobicProkaryotic and anaerobicEukaryotic and aerobicEukaryotic and anaerobic
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which came first?
Oxygen
Photosynthetic bacteria (cyanobacteria)
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was probably not present in the atmosphere of the primitive Earth?
Methane
Oxygen
Water
Carbon dioxide
- 15. Multiple Choice
Cells without a nucleus are said to be _____________________.
Rod Cell
Tail cell
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe term unicellular refers to an organism with many cells.TrueFalse
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe electrical sparks mimicked?The Sun's energyLightningVolcanic eruptionsCosmic radiation
- 18. Multiple Choice
The Miller-Urey experiment of 1953 was designed to test the hypothesis that lightning supplied the energy needed to turn atmospheric gases into organic molecules such as amino acids. Which of the following describes why the Miller-Urey theory is widely accepted today?
Amino acids spontaneously form from molecules in the atmosphere today
Organic molecules are present today in extremely high concentrations
The process of making organic molecules from a mixture of gases has been successfully modeled in the laboratory
No other alternative hypotheses have been introduced
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe apparatus in the experiment was used to mimic what?ProteinsPresent Earth conditionsEarly Earth conditionsNucleic acids (DNA/RNA)
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich piece of evidence BEST supports the endosymbiotic theory of organelle evolution?Mitochondria and chloroplast are the same size as present day extant bacteria.They divide by a process that is similar to meiosis.Mitochondria and chloroplast both contain DNA and can make their own proteins.
- 21. Multiple Choice4.6 Billion years ago the earth's atmosphere was too poisonous for life to exist.TrueFalse
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat process is shown within this diagram?Natural selectionEndosymbiosisChemical evolutionAbiogenesis
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which describes spontaneous generation?
All cells come from other cells
Prokaryotes endocytosed other prokaryotes to form eukaryotes
Creation of life from nonliving materials
Evolution through natural selection
- 24. Multiple ChoiceCells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.prokaryoteseukaryotesbacteriaprotists
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which rock layer most likely contains fossils of the oldest organisms?
1
2
3
4
- 26. Multiple Choice
Which rock layer contains the newest fossils?
B
C
D
E
F
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