Origin of Life

Which types of organisms developed first due to the early environmental conditions on Earth?

• prokaryotic and aerobic

• prokaryotic and anaerobic

• eukaryotic and aerobic

• eukaryotic and anaerobic

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Cells without a nucleus are said to be _____________________.

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic

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Which type of cell came first?

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Plant
• Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Which of the following is the natural law that states that living organisms come only from other living organisms?

• evolution

• oxidation

• biogenesis

• spontaneous generation

Spontaneous generation is

• a change in a species over time; process by which modern organisms have decended from ancient organisms

• A theory that life comes from non-living objects

• The species from whom a current one has decended

• A theory that life come from life

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Adaptation is

• a change in a species over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

• The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest

• A theory that life comes from non-living objects

• Inherited characteristic that increase an organisms chance of survival

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Evolution is

• A theory that life comes from non-living objects

• a change in a species over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

• A theory that life come from life

• The species from whom a current one has descended

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Natural Selection

• The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest

• Inherited characteristic that increase an organisms chance of survival

• A theory that life come from life

• A theory that life comes from non-living objects

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The early Earth's atmosphere was lacking:

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water

• Lightning

• Oxygen