Origin of Life Biology

Which of the following is NOT a key component of the Miller-Urey experiment?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

Which of the following is NOT considered a potential location for the origin of life on Earth?

• Deep-sea hydrothermal vents

• Volcanic eruptions

• Martian soil

• Primordial soup

Discuss the potential sources of energy that could have driven chemical evolution on early Earth.

• Nuclear fusion and fossil fuel combustion

• Lightning, UV radiation, volcanic activity, and meteorite impacts

• Geothermal heat and earthquake activity

• Wind energy and tidal waves

Which among the following are the branches of Life Sciences?

• Meteorology

• Biology

• Botany

• Geology

• Zoology

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Study of life

• biology

• chemistry

• physics

• earth science

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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

Which type of cell came first?

• Eukaryotic

• Prokaryotic

• Plant

• Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time

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

What type of organisms created oxygen for early life on Earth?

• Heterotrophic Bacteria

• Photosynthetic Bacteria

• Animals

• Plants

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Which of the following experiments is most closely associated with the study of the origin of life?

• Miller-Urey experiment

• Hershey-Chase experiment

• Griffith's experiment

• Meselson-Stahl experiment