Early Life on Earth

Which process is responsible for continually wearing away the earth's surface?

• Deposition
• Weathering
• Volcanism
• Erosion

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Which statement best describes evolution?

• Evolution is the process of animals turning into plants
• Evolution is the process of species staying the same over time
• Evolution is the process by which species change over time through genetic variation and natural selection.
• Evolution is the process of species changing due to individual choice

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Which idea originated with Charles Darwin?

• Genetic engineering
• Natural selection
• Artificial selection
• Quantum physics

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What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?

• dirt
• grime
• sediment
• popcorn

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What were the first animals on earth called?

• Invertebrates- no bones like coral and jellyfish

• Vertebrates- animals like fish

• Mammals- animals that feed their young milk

• Dinosaurs

Theory that cell life formed around 3.8 billion years ago is called

• Primordial soup

• Chicken noodle soup

• Tomato Soup

• Panera Bread soup

What bacteria were among the first bacteria that was capable of photosynthesis ( this bacteria produced oxygen into the atmosphere)

• NoroVirus

• Cyanobacteria- blue green algae

• Zombie Algae

• Prokaryotes

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Idea that life arose from non-living matter

• Abiogenesis

• Primordial soup

• evolution

What is one way microbes helped shape life on earth?

• Increasing oxygen levels in the atmosphere

• infected everything

• increased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere

• they built the rocks

Event where abnormally large number of species die out at the same time

• Mass extinction

• extinction

• expiration

• theory of disappearances

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