Biochemical Evolution Quiz

The theory that life originated from non-living matter is called:

• Spontaneous generation

• Abiogenesis

• Panspermia

• Biogenesis

Which experiment demonstrated abiotic synthesis of amino acids?

• Hershey-Chase experiment

• Griffith's experiment

• Miller-Urey experiment

• Meselson-Stahl experiment

The similarity in genetic code among all living organisms suggests:

• Convergent evolution

• Multiple origins of life

• Common ancestry

• Sudden creation

Who proposed the 'primordial soup' hypothesis?

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Oparin and Haldane

• Watson and Crick

The earliest form of life on Earth was most likely:

• Eukaryotic cells

• Prokaryotic cells

• Fungi

• Multicellular plants

The RNA World hypothesis suggests:

• Proteins were the first catalysts

• DNA preceded RNA

• RNA acted as both genetic material and catalyst

• Lipids formed genetic material

What evidence supports chemical evolution?

• Fossil trilobites

• Fossil hominids

• Laboratory synthesis of organic molecules from inorganic compounds

• Discovery of viruses

The first hereditary material on Earth is considered to be:

• Proteins

• DNA

• RNA

• Carbohydrates

Biochemical evolution led directly to:

• Flowers

• Protocells

• Animals

• Viruses

Prebiotic molecules are:

• Only proteins

• Only nucleic acids

• Organic molecules formed before the origin of life

• Cell wall components