Origin of Life
Authored by Deanna Engler
Biology
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One of the accepted scientific theories describing the origin of life on Earth is known as chemical evolution. According to this theory, which of the following events would need to occur first for life to evolve?
onset of photosynthesis
origin of genetic material
Synthesis of organic molecules
formation of the plasma membrane
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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 synthesizing organic molecules from a mixture of gases has been successfully modeled in the laboratory.
No other alternative hypotheses have been introduced.
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NGSS.HS-LS1-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The diagram below shows a proposed theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, called endosymbiosis.
Which of the following explains why cells that contained mitochondria-like organelles had an evolutionary advantage?
They were able to photosynthesize
They had more DNA
They were able to make more use of available energy
They were immune to bacterial invasion.
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Which type of cell came first?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The idea that Earth's early oceans had organic molecules that became the first life is called the...
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