Origin of Life review

Origin of Life on Earth
-Theories

LUCA

All living creatures are composed of organic
matter ("organic" in the sense that it is made of carbon), and the origins of life on Earth is really a question of where did organic molecules come from?

The prevailing theory is that all life on Earth originated from a last universal common ancestor (LUCA).

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"organic" in the sense that it is made of ​ ​

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hydrogen

nitrogen

oxygen

carbon.

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What does LUCA stand for?

• Last Universal Common Ancestor

• Last University Common Ancestor

• Last Universal Calm Ancestor

• Last Universal Common Ancestry

Extraterrestrial Life

The theory that life originated from an extraterrestrial

source is called panspermia.

A convenient theory that argues life on earth originated from a meteorite, comet, or other space rock landing and bringing life to Earth.

Multiple Choice

What is the theory called that suggests life originated from an extraterrestrial source?

• Exogenesis

• Abiogenesis

• Panspermia

• Astrobiology

Multiple Choice

According to the theory of panspermia, how is life proposed to have been brought to Earth?

• Through alien intervention

• Via solar winds

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  Through interstellar dust

• From a meteorite, comet, or other space rock

Spontaneous Generation and Biogenesis

From the time of Aristotle, people believed that organisms could arise from non-living matter. Like bugs appearing on rotting meat.

Louis Pasteur disproved this theory, and started the theory of biogenesis-life comes from life.

Multiple Choice

What theory did Louis Pasteur disprove which claimed that organisms could arise from non-living matter?

• Biogenesis

• Panspermia

• Spontaneous generation

• Abiogenesis

Multiple Choice

What was the common belief about the origin of organisms before Louis Pasteur's experiments?

• They could spontaneously generate from non-living matter

• They originated from existing life forms

• They were created by cosmic events

• They evolved from simpler chemical structures

Charles Darwin shared his controversial idea that all living things evolved from a
last universal common ancestor.

Later, Alexander Oparin introduced this idea as primordial soup.

He suggested that the non-living
chemicals in the ocean and atmosphere could react to form more complex
compounds to build life

Primordial Soup

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Charles Darwin shared his controversial idea that all living things evolved from a
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Multiple Choice

According to the primordial soup theory, what compounds reacted to potentially form life?

• Gases in the Earth's core

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  Non-living chemicals in the ocean and atmosphere

• Living organisms in freshwater

Miller-Urey Experiment

One of the most famous experiments on the origin of life. The simulated early earth’s atmosphere with gases like: methane, ammonia, hydrogen, and water vapor. They used a spark to simulate lightning. And they condensed the water vapor to recreate “precipitation.”

In this simulation-they created the building blocks of life-amino acids.

Multiple Choice

Which gases were used in the Miller-Urey Experiment to simulate early Earth's atmosphere?

• Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrogen

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  Helium, Argon, and Neon

• Methane, Ammonia, and Hydrogen

• Carbon Monoxide, Sulfur Dioxide, and Radon

Multiple Choice

What role did the "spark" play in the Miller-Urey Experiment according to the description?

• It cooled the gases

• it simulated lightning to initiate chemical reactions

• It heated the water

• It was used to measure the temperature of the gases

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The outcome of the Miller-Urey Experiment was

Eukaryotic cells formed from a endosymbiotic relationship with prokaryotic cells.

Evidence: Both the mitochondria and chloroplast have similar features to free-living bacteria.

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They both contain DNA

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They replicate and divide in a similar way to bacteria.

Endosymbiotic Theory

Multiple Choice

What does the Endosymbiotic Theory suggest about eukaryotic cells?

• They are found outside the cell nucleus.

• They both contain DNA and replicate similarly to bacteria.

• They consume the cell's nutrients.

• They are unable to reproduce.