Quiz on the Concept of Life

Which of the following supports the idea that frogs originated from mud?

• Panspermia

• Biogenesis

• Spontaneous generation

• Special creation

What is the idea that life arises from preexisting life?

• Panspermia

• Biogenesis

• Special creation

• Spontaneous generation

According to the theory of special creation, life came from which of the following?

• Nonliving matter

• Meteor

• Preexisting life

• Supernatural power

Which theory did Urey and Miller simulate in their laboratory experiment?

• Theory of special creation

• Biogenesis theory

• Pasteur’s experiment

• Primordial soup theory

What is the best definition of panspermia?

• Life arises outside Earth

• Life arises from a divine being

• Life arises from preexisting life

• Life arises from nonliving material

Which is true about prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

• Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells

• The earliest life forms were eukaryotes

• Eukaryotic cells are generally larger than prokaryotic cells

• Prokaryotes have a nucleus while eukaryotes have no nucleus

Which of the following experiments aimed to disprove spontaneous generation?

• Spallanzani’s experiment

• Redi’s experiment

• Pasteur’s experiment

• Needham’s experiment

What statement is relevant to spontaneous generation?

• God created the universe

• Life emerged from a meteor

• New starfish from a broken limb

• Maggots came from decaying meat

What would happen to Earth’s early atmosphere when photosynthetic organisms emerged?

• No changes

• Ozone layer was not formed

• Decrease in atmospheric oxygen

• Increase in atmospheric oxygen

Who conducted an experiment that questioned the idea of spontaneous generation in 1668?

• Lazzaro Spallanzani

• John Needham

• Francesco Redi

• Louis Pasteur