Origin of Life

Which of the following refers to the evolution of life from nonliving materials?

• physical evolution

• organic evolution

• chemical evolution

• microevolution

According to most scientists, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the first cell(s)

• aerobic

• prokaryotic

• anaerobic

• heterotrophic

Which organisms cannot make their own food

• heterotrophic

• autotrophic

• anaerobic

• prokaryotes

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Which types of organisms developed first due to the early environmental conditions on Earth?

• prokaryotic and aerobic

• prokaryotic and anaerobic

• eukaryotic and aerobic

• eukaryotic and anaerobic

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Cells without a nucleus are said to be _____________________.

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic

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What gas was necessary for complex (eukaryotic) life to evolve?

• Carbon dioxide
• Oxygen
• Dihydrogen monoxide
• Methane

Which type of cell came first?

• Eukaryotic
• Prokaryotic
• Plant
• Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time

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Biogenesis

• A theory that life comes from non-living objects

• A theory that life come from life

• The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest

• Inherited characteristic that increase an organisms chance of survival

Anaerobic

• with oxygen

• without oxygen

Aerobic

• With Oxygen

• Without Oxygen

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