What is the estimated age of Earth?

Origin of Life and RNA Hypothesis

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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5.5 billion years
3.5 billion years
6.5 billion years
4.5 billion years
2.
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Where were the 4.1 billion-year-old zircons rocks found?
Greenland
Western Australia
Antarctica
South Africa
3.
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What is the main challenge scientists face in understanding the origin of life?
Difficulty in proving theories
Lack of technology
Insufficient funding
Inability to find fossils
4.
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Which theory suggests life might have come from a distant world?
RNA world hypothesis
Panspermia
Abiogenesis
Endosymbiotic theory
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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According to the RNA world hypothesis, what was the first molecule for primitive life?
DNA
Proteins
RNA
Lipids
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does RNA play in modern cells?
It provides energy
It stores genetic information
It acts as a transitional molecule
It forms cell membranes
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is a major criticism of the RNA world hypothesis?
RNA is not found in all cells
RNA's spontaneous formation is improbable
RNA is too simple
RNA cannot replicate
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