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Origin of Life

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

The (a)   theory states that life can only come from living organisms.

3.

The (a)   hypothesis of Oparin and Haldane states that life originally formed in the ocean through mixture of gases in the atmosphere and energy from lightning.

4.

The green-blue algae or (a)   is said to be the first form of life on earth.

5.

(a)   is the opposite of photosynthesis. It is a process where bacteria provide nutrients and energy to hydrothermal vent species inorder to survive this extreme environment.

6.
Which question were the scientists trying to answer with this experiment?
a)
Where do cells come from?
b)
How did prokaryotes form cell membranes?
c)
How are biomolecules formed?
d)
What gave rise to the Eukaryotic cell?
7.
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
8.
Which type of cell came first?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time
9.
The idea that Earth's early oceans had organic molecules that became the first life is called the...
a)
Primordial soup hypothesis
b)
Bubble hypothesis
c)
Miller-Urey Experiment
d)
Radioactive dating theory
10.
The Miller-Urey experiment of 1953 was designed to test the hypothesis that lightning supplied the energy needed to turn atmospheric gases into organic molecules such as amino acids. Which of the following describes why the Miller-Urey theory is widely accepted today? 
a)
Amino acids spontaneously form from molecules in the atmosphere today
b)
 Organic molecules are present today in extremely high concentrations
c)
The process of synthesizing organic molecules from a mixture of gases has been successfully modeled in the laboratory
d)
No other alternative hypotheses have been introduced
11.

What is another name for natural selection?

a)

survival of the smartest

b)

survival of the fastest

c)

survival of the biggest

d)

survival of the fittest

12.

Which of the following is the natural law that states that living organisms come only from other living organisms and are not created from nonliving materials?

a)

evolution

b)

oxidation

c)

biogenesis

d)

abiogenesis

13.

What theory is depicted in this image?

a)

Spontaneous Generation

b)

Biogenesis

c)

Special Creation

d)

Panspermia

14.

According to the Cosmozoic theory, where did life on Earth came from?

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Oceans

d)

Outer space

15.

The concept of primordial soup suggests that ancient water bodies contained organic matter. With the help of sunlight, these organic molecules formed into more complex compounds. Which theory is being supported?

a)

Spontaneous Generation

b)

Biogenesis

c)

Abiogenesis

d)

Panspermia

16.

The Miller-Urey experiment is said to be a successful demonstration of abiogenetic theory because it was able to produce building blocks of life called ______.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Protein

c)

Amino acids

d)

Cells

17.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
18.
Based upon the conditions of the early Earth, which forms of live most likely appeared first?
a)
Prokaryotic and aerobic
b)
Prokaryotic and anaerobic 
c)
Eukaryotic and aerobic
d)
Eukaryotic and anaerobic
19.
RNA World Theory states that ...
a)
Life came from RNA
b)
Life came from life
c)
Life came from non living things
d)
Life came from outer space
20.
The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and E