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Origin of Life Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is the Universe?

a)

13.5 billion years

b)

4.5 billion years

c)

3.8 billion years

d)

100 billion years

2.

How old is the Earth?

a)

4.5 billion years

b)

100 billion years

c)

3.8 billion years

d)

13.5 billion years

3.

How old is life on Earth?

a)

4.5 billion years

b)

100 billion years

c)

3.8 billion years

d)

13.5 billion years

4.

What was Earth like when it first formed?

a)

Molten rock

b)

Icy cold

c)

Solid Metal

d)

Covered in Oceans

5.

Which property of water allows some insects to walk on it?

a)

Cohesion

b)

High Specific Heat

c)

Universal Solvent

d)

Water Doesn't Flow Up Tree Roots

6.

Which of the following is true about water?

a)
Water is a rare mineral.
b)
Water is a solid at room temperature.
c)
Water cannot dissolve any substances.
d)
Water is a universal solvent.
7.

Which of the following is true about Organic Molecules?

a)

They are large

b)

They contain carbon

c)

They build living things

d)

They no longer exist today

8.

Which of the following is an organic molecule that makes up cells?

a)

DNA

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Ammonia

d)

Water

9.

What are polymers made of?

a)

Minerals

b)

Rocks

c)

Monomers

d)

Polysaccharides

10.

True or False: Stanley Miller successfully create amino acids in his experiment.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following made the membranes of the earliest cells?

a)

Fatty Acids

b)

Phospholipids

c)

RNA

d)

Proteins

12.

Which of the following is true about phospholipids?

a)

They do not contain carbon

b)

They have a polar head and a nonpolar tail

c)

They have a nonpolar head and a polar tail

d)

They store genetic information

13.

What functions did RNA do for the earliest cells?

a)

Replication

b)

Energy Storage

c)

Catalysis

d)

Photosynthesis

14.

What type of molecules is RNA and DNA?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Carbohydrates

15.

Which of the following took over the job of catalysis from RNA?

a)

Proteins

b)

DNA

c)

ATP

d)

Phospholipids

16.

What is the fundamental unit of life?

a)

Cells

b)

Organic Molecules

c)

RNA

d)

Fats

17.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

a)

Reproduction

b)

Using Energy

c)

Interaction with Other Organisms

d)

Built Out of Inorganic Molecules

18.

True or False: Inorganic Molecules are larger than Organic Molecules

a)
False
b)
True
19.

Which of the following is NOT a theory on how organic monomers first showed up on our planet?

a)

Chemical Reactions in the Shallow Oceans

b)

Chemical Reactions Near Hydrothermal Vents

c)

Trapped in Asteroids Hitting Early Earth

d)

Delivered by Aliens