8.4.1 Origins of Life

Which statement best describes conditions on early Earth?

• hot with volcanic activity and electrical storms
• dry land covered with volcanic dust
• cold oceans
• dark and dusty with abundant water

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Early Earth had no:

• atmosphere
• landmass
• ozone layer
• cyanide within the atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Palaeontology is the study of:

• Human evolution
• Fossils
• Layers of rock in the Earth's crust
• What early humans ate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

An environment that is lacking in free oxygen is called:

• Oxic
• Anoxic
• Aerobic
• Anerobic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which of the following a building block required for all life on earth?

• Movement
• Use of water
• Eating plants
• UV protection

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Which of the following describes what the first life form resembled?

• Eukaryotes
• Plants
• Bacteria
• Fungi

Cells without a nucleus are said to be _____________________.

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What gas was necessary for complex (eukaryotic) life to evolve?

• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Dihydrogen monoxide
• Methane

Approximately how long ago did the earth form?

• 4.6 billion years ago
• 4.2 billion years ago
• 3.8 billion years ago
• 3. 6 billion years ago

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

This experiment was conducted by the scientists:

• Stanley Miller and Harold Urey
• Harold Urey and Albert Einstein
• Louis Pasteur and Francesco Redi
• James Watson and Francis Crick