Quiz#2- Origin of life

Which scientist disproved the idea of spontaneous generation once and for all by using a specifically designed swan-necked flask to heat broth?

• Spallanzani

• Pasteur

• Redi

• Needham

Which scientist was one of the first to disprove spontaneous generation by showing that flies were not created by meat?

• Spallanzani

• Pasteur

• Redi

• Needham

Which of the following is the natural law that states that living organisms come only from other living organisms and are not created from nonliving materials?

• evolution

• oxidation

• biogenesis

• abiogenesis

Which scientist(s) came up with the hypothesis that life formed gradually from nonliving materials over a long period of time?

• Miller and Urey

• Sidney Fox

• Pasteur and Redi

• Oparin and Haldane

In Stanley Miller's and Harold Urey's experiment what chemical was intentionally left out?

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• methane

• ammonia

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

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

• Where do cells come from?
• How did prokaryotes form cell membranes?
• How are biomolecules formed?
• What gave rise to the Eukaryotic cell?

Which type of cell came first?

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

What process is shown within this diagram?

• Natural selection
• Endosymbiosis
• Chemical evolution
• Abiogenesis

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

• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Dihydrogen monoxide
• Methane