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Origin of Cells- Exit ticket

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The theory that one cell entered another cell and became a part of it is called:

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Endosymbiosis

c)

Mutualism

d)

Spontaneous generation

2.
This experiment was conducted by the scientists:
a)
Stanley Miller and Harold Urey
b)
Harold Urey and Albert Einstein
c)
Louis Pasteur and Francesco Redi
d)
James Watson and Francis Crick
3.

In the Miller-Urey experiment, the electrical sparks mimicked...

a)

the Sun's energy

b)

lightning

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

cosmic radiation

4.
Miller/Urey and other scientists have shown that:
a)
 Life on early Earth required material from space
b)
Cells survived in the primitive atmosphere
c)
Amino acids could be produced from inorganic molecules 
d)
Simple cells can be produced in a laboratory
5.

Based upon the conditions of the early Earth, which forms of life most likely appeared first?

a)

Prokaryotic and aerobic

b)

Prokaryotic and anaerobic

c)

Eukaryotic and aerobic

d)

Eukaryotic and anaerobic

6.
What gas was necessary for complex (eukaryotic) life to evolve?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Oxygen
c)
Dihydrogen monoxide
d)
Methane
7.

Which statement provides evidence for endosymbiosis?

a)

Early prokaryotes contributed to a large increase in oxygen in the atmosphere.

b)

Eukaryotic mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own circular DNA.

c)

Eukaryotic mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own circular contain 80s ribosomes

d)

Experiments by Miller and Urey produced simple organic molecules in abiotic conditions.

8.

Pasteur carried out a series of experiments that provided strong evidence against a widely supported theory. What was this theory?

a)

Endosymbiosis

b)

Spontaneous generation

c)

Conservative replication of DNA

d)

Evolution

9.

Pasteur’s experiment proved that:

a)

Cells arise from pre-existing cells.

b)

Cells come from spontaneous generation.

c)

The first cell came from non-living material.

d)

Broth can be a source of cells.

10.

Identify the evidence that supports the taking in of mitochondria and chloroplasts by endocytosis, as part of the endosymbiotic theory.

a)

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have 80S ribosomes.

b)

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts produce vesicles.

c)

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have double membranes.

d)

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have single membranes.

11.

How did mitochondria originate (according to the endosymbiotic theory)?

a)

From in-foldings of the plasma membrane, coupled with mutations of genes for proteins in energy-transfer reactions.

b)

From engulfed, originally free-living proteobacteria.

c)

From the nuclear envelope folding outward and forming mitochondrial membranes

d)

When a proto-eukaryote engaged in a symbiotic relationship with a protocell.

12.

What was formed in the Miller-Urey experiments?

a)

amino acids

b)

proteins

c)

living cells

d)

DNA

13.
"Endosymbiosis" means
a)

Exiting together

b)
Living inside
c)
Entering together
d)
Joining together
14.

The Miller-Urey Experiment proved the theory of ____________ to be true.

a)

abiogenesis

b)

biogenesis

15.

Louis Pasteur's experiments proved ___________ to be true.

a)

abiogenesis

b)

biogenesis