WorksheetsOrigin of Life Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
How old is the Universe?
13.5 billion years
4.5 billion years
3.8 billion years
100 billion years
How old is the Earth?
4.5 billion years
100 billion years
3.8 billion years
13.5 billion years
How old is life on Earth?
4.5 billion years
100 billion years
3.8 billion years
13.5 billion years
What was Earth like when it first formed?
Molten rock
Icy cold
Solid Metal
Covered in Oceans
Which property of water allows some insects to walk on it?
Cohesion
High Specific Heat
Universal Solvent
Water Doesn't Flow Up Tree Roots
Which of the following is true about water?
Which of the following is true about Organic Molecules?
They are large
They contain carbon
They build living things
They no longer exist today
Which of the following is an organic molecule that makes up cells?
DNA
Carbon Dioxide
Ammonia
Water
What are polymers made of?
Minerals
Rocks
Monomers
Polysaccharides
True or False: Stanley Miller successfully create amino acids in his experiment.
True
False
Which of the following made the membranes of the earliest cells?
Fatty Acids
Phospholipids
RNA
Proteins
Which of the following is true about phospholipids?
They do not contain carbon
They have a polar head and a nonpolar tail
They have a nonpolar head and a polar tail
They store genetic information
What functions did RNA do for the earliest cells?
Replication
Energy Storage
Catalysis
Photosynthesis
What type of molecules is RNA and DNA?
Proteins
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Which of the following took over the job of catalysis from RNA?
Proteins
DNA
ATP
Phospholipids
What is the fundamental unit of life?
Cells
Organic Molecules
RNA
Fats
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?
Reproduction
Using Energy
Interaction with Other Organisms
Built Out of Inorganic Molecules
True or False: Inorganic Molecules are larger than Organic Molecules
Which of the following is NOT a theory on how organic monomers first showed up on our planet?
Chemical Reactions in the Shallow Oceans
Chemical Reactions Near Hydrothermal Vents
Trapped in Asteroids Hitting Early Earth
Delivered by Aliens
