What hypothesis could account for the origin of life?
A2.1 Origin of Cell

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Rita Na
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Primordial Soup hypothesis
Spontaneous Generation theory
Lamarck's Theory of Evolution
None of the above
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What challenges the spontaneous origin of cells?
Current Cell Theory
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Quandary over the original source and utilization of information
No challenge whatsoever
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the four necessary requirements for the evolution of the first cells?
Catalysis, Replication, Assembly, Compartmentalization
Catalysis, Nutrition, Movement, Differentiation
Mutation, Variation, Competition, Survival
None of the above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the "RNA World" Hypothesis?
It proposes that RNA acted as both the genetic material and the enzymes of the earliest cells
It proposes that RNA was the first molecule to develop on Earth
It proposes that RNA is the only molecule necessary for life
It proposes that RNA spontaneously formed the first cell
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is LUCA?
The first living organism on Earth
The last universal common ancestor
The first protocell
None of the above
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the environment of the pre-biotic Earth like?
High oxygen levels, low UV radiation
Low oxygen levels, high UV radiation
High carbon dioxide levels, low methane levels
Low carbon dioxide levels, high methane levels
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which experiment demonstrated the formation of organic compounds under pre-biotic Earth conditions?
Miller-Urey experiment
Oparin-Haldane experiment
Hershey-Chase experiment
Meselson-Stahl experiment
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