Abiogenesis and Prebiotic Chemistry Quiz

~ 4.55 billion years

Life is based on gaseous solutions

Formation and hydrolysis of ATP bonds

<p>Helium (He)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sites of protein synthesis (translation)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ATP</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Descent with modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Life is a process that can perpetuate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metabolism vs replication</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Using host cell's metabolism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Enrichment of 12C compared to 13C in carbon deposits</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Filamentous cyanobacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;Geological formations&quot; built by microbial communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;Biological activities&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;Early life&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>&quot;Allowance for mutations&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation and hydrolysis of phosphate bonds (ATP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Formation and hydrolysis of phosphate bonds (ATP)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical reactions inside cell frequently use catalysts (enzymes)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sites of protein synthesis (translation)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Catalysts (enzymes)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Genetic takeover and the RNA world</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The 'origin view' focuses on the role of metabolism, while the modern biological view focuses on the role of replication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are often mistaken for geological formations that resemble them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are layered aggregations formed by trapping, binding, and cementation of sedimentary materials driven by metabolic activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They utilize host cells' metabolism for replication but do not affect the host cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>.Discovery of microfossils resembling cyanobacteria.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The universal genetic code and translation mechanism shared by DNA and RNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>.Abiotic replicators include crystals and clay, while simple genetic replicators primarily involve nucleic acids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Replicators utilizing host cells' metabolism for perpetuation</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Biological systems yielding similar but not necessarily identical progeny due to allow mutations</p> Signup and view all the answers