Change the underlined word to make the sentence correct.
Experiments with a mix of gases believed to more accurately reflect the early atmosphere of Earth than the mix used by Miller and Urey produced proteins, nucleotides, and sugars.
Fossil Evidence of Change and Origin of Life Practice
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Change the underlined word to make the sentence correct.
Experiments with a mix of gases believed to more accurately reflect the early atmosphere of Earth than the mix used by Miller and Urey produced proteins, nucleotides, and sugars.
DNA
amino acids
carbon dioxide
electricity
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following organisms is the earliest life form for which evidence appears in the fossil record?
single-celled eukaryotes
prokaryotes
algae
plants
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which characteristic listed below does NOT represent a feature of very early Earth ("primordial soup")?
RNA is the catalyst for reactions among organic molecules
Extremely hot temperatures
Gases consisting mainly of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide
DNA is the storage molecule for genetic information
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are true of radiometric dating? Select ALL that apply.
Carbon-14 is the isotope used to date the oldest fossil.
Decay rates of isotopes differ depending on the element.
Both the half-life (decay rate) of an isotope and its ratio to a stable form of that element in the sample must be known for radiometric dating.
Not all fossils can be dated using the same isotope.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are the boundaries between the geologic eras of the most recent eon, the Phanerozoic, determined?
by adaptive radiations
by mass extinctions
by the appearance of a new dominant group of organisms
by various geologic events unrelated to living organisms
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Cambrian explosion refers to
a volcanic eruption that caused a major mass extinction
a sudden increase in plant diversity
a sudden increase in animal diversity
a sudden appearance of eukaryotes in the fossil record
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Redi's and Pasteur's experiments disprove?
law of superposition
Cambrian explosion of life
endosymbiont theory
theory of spontaneous generation
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