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What significant change in the atmosphere allowed life to move to dry land?
What significant change in the atmosphere allowed life to move to dry land?
Which organisms are known to have first populated the dry land?
Which organisms are known to have first populated the dry land?
What role do mycorrhizae play in plant survival on land?
What role do mycorrhizae play in plant survival on land?
Which group was the first to leave the water and inhabit land?
Which group was the first to leave the water and inhabit land?
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What characteristic defines chordates?
What characteristic defines chordates?
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Which of the following statements is true about jawless fish?
Which of the following statements is true about jawless fish?
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What adaptation did insects develop first among animals?
What adaptation did insects develop first among animals?
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What was the primary function of the ozone layer that developed due to cyanobacteria?
What was the primary function of the ozone layer that developed due to cyanobacteria?
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What type of fish are lampreys and hagfishes classified as?
What type of fish are lampreys and hagfishes classified as?
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Approximately how many million years ago did dinosaurs first appear on Earth?
Approximately how many million years ago did dinosaurs first appear on Earth?
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What is the process by which plants capture sunlight to create energy?
What is the process by which plants capture sunlight to create energy?
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Which group of organisms is believed to have coexisted with dinosaurs until their extinction?
Which group of organisms is believed to have coexisted with dinosaurs until their extinction?
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What concept explains how organisms evolve by surviving through favorable traits?
What concept explains how organisms evolve by surviving through favorable traits?
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What level of organization follows the molecular level in the hierarchy of biological complexity?
What level of organization follows the molecular level in the hierarchy of biological complexity?
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Which of the following best describes the role of energy for living organisms?
Which of the following best describes the role of energy for living organisms?
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What term describes the adaptations of organisms that allow them to survive in their environments?
What term describes the adaptations of organisms that allow them to survive in their environments?
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What is believed to have been necessary for early life forms to emerge on Earth?
What is believed to have been necessary for early life forms to emerge on Earth?
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According to the primordial soup theory, how did life begin?
According to the primordial soup theory, how did life begin?
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What are the two main groups of bacteria identified?
What are the two main groups of bacteria identified?
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What significant role did cyanobacteria play in Earth's history?
What significant role did cyanobacteria play in Earth's history?
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Where are Archaebacteria predominantly found?
Where are Archaebacteria predominantly found?
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What evidence do scientists rely on to determine the age of Earth?
What evidence do scientists rely on to determine the age of Earth?
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Which bacteria are believed to have evolved to produce oxygen on early Earth?
Which bacteria are believed to have evolved to produce oxygen on early Earth?
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What environmental change allowed life to transition to land?
What environmental change allowed life to transition to land?
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Study Notes
Earth and Life Class: Introduction
- The class will cover the evolution of life on Earth.
- Topics will include the concept of life, its origins, and the diversification of living things.
- Students will learn about unifying themes in the study of life.
- The objectives include explaining the evolution of life based on evidence, describing unifying themes like structure/function, evolution, and ecosystems, and showcasing interactions among living things and their environment.
Unscrambling Letters
- The content likely involves a word puzzle/game to build engagement and recall important concepts.
- The words are: Cateuri, Sdooanptr, oogcely, Iateraobcnyc, Sooesphsitynth
Evolving Concept of Life Based on Emerging Pieces of Evidence
- Earth took nearly one billion years to cool enough for the first life forms to appear.
- Scientists have been studying living things for hundreds of years.
- This chapter explores how life originated, how species emerged and became extinct, and the present-day environment's development.
- Several theories exist about life’s origin. Some believe in divine intervention, while others suggest extraterrestrial origins.
The Primordial Soup Theory
- Proposed by Alexander Oparin and John Haldane
- Suggests life started in a primordial soup of organic molecules.
- Energy from lightning combined with atmospheric chemicals created the building blocks of proteins (amino acids).
Oparin-Haldane Hypothesis
- Suggests that a reducing atmosphere (lacking oxygen) and energy sources (lightning, UV light) could generate organic molecules.
Early Life Forms
- The oldest discovered fossils are in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks (ocean sediments).
- These ancient fossils are of bacteria.
- Bacteria were the only living things on Earth for 2 billion years.
- Traces of bacteria in rocks show their prehistoric existence.
Bacteria
- Two main types: Eubacteria (true bacteria) and Archaebacteria (ancient bacteria).
- Eubacteria are common, play roles in disease/decay.
- Archaebacteria are rare, thrive in harsh environments (salty lakes, hot springs).
Cyanobacteria
- Evolved from eubacteria around 3 billion years ago.
- Are photosynthetic, generating oxygen released into the oceans.
- These organisms' oxygen production changed Earth's atmosphere significantly.
Ozone Layer Formation
- Oxygen dispersed to the upper atmosphere, forming ozone.
- The ozone layer blocked harmful ultraviolet radiation allowing life to move onto land.
- Ozone is composed of three oxygen atoms (O3).
More Complex Life Forms
- Eukaryotes (more complex organisms) appeared in the fossil record.
- Eukaryotes were larger than prokaryotes (bacteria).
- Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and more complex internal structures
- Eukaryotic cells evolved into multicellular organisms over 1.5 billion years.
Plants and Fungi
- First living things on land were plants and fungi.
- Mycorrhizae, the mutualistic partnership between plants and fungi, helped plants survive on land.
- Plants provide fungi with food; fungi provide plants with nutrients from organic matter.
- Fungi grow on or in plant roots, extending into rock and soil.
Arthropods
- Fossil records show plants covered Earth surface 80 million years after initial invasion
- The first animals to move to land: arthropods (hard body, jointed legs).
- First arthropods on land were scorpions (carnivorous, relatives of spiders, large pincers and stinger).
Scorpions
- First terrestrial animals .
Major Biological Events
- A timeline of key events in the evolution of life.
Insects
- Today, there are more than 200 million insects per person worldwide.
- More than 70% of discovered animal species are insects.
- Fossil records suggest insects were the first animals w/ wings.
More Complex Animals
- Worm-like animals with notochords (earliest animals) evolved.
- The notochord is present only during embryonic development, replaced by the vertebral column (backbone)
- Chordates, animals with notochords and vertebral columns, are called vertebrates
Early Vertebrates
- Early vertebrates were jawless fishes with bone skeletons.
- For over 100 million years, jawless fishes were the only vertebrate type.
- Today’s jawless fishes include eel-like parasitic lampreys, and scavenging hagfishes.
- 400 MYA, jawed fishes evolved, including sharks and bony fishes.
Amphibians, Reptiles, Dinosaurs
- Amphibians: First vertebrates on land. Evolved from bony fish 350 MYA.
- Reptiles: Evolved from amphibians around 300 MYA.
- Dinosaurs: Massive reptiles, arose around 220 MYA.
Birds, Mammals and Dinosaur Extinction
- Birds are descendants of small insect-eating dinosaurs.
- Birds, mammals and dinosaurs coexisted until the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago when dinosaurs suddenly went extinct.
- The extinction event caused birds and mammals to rapidly diversify to take advantage of the emptied ecological spaces.
Dinosaurs as Dominant Life Forms
- Dinosaurs were dominant life forms on Earth for over 150 million years
Unifying Themes in the Study of Life
- Demonstrates connections between living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environment
Levels of Organization (Biology)
- A hierarchical structure within cells, progressing from molecules to organelles, to cells.
Flow of Energy in Living Organisms
- Organisms use energy to survive, grow, and carry out functions.
- Almost all energy living things need originates from the Sun.
- Plants use photosynthesis to capture sunlight and create complex molecules - acting as a fuel source for animals.
- The flow of energy helps determine how organisms interact within their environment
Evolution
- Evolution describes how organisms change over time.
- Darwin’s theory of natural selection proposes how organisms with favorable characteristics survive and reproduce more effectively.
- Beneficial traits/characteristics are called adaptations.
Interacting Systems
- A significant aspect of biology showing how living things, and their environment depend on one another
- Includes symbiotic relationships (e.g., the way fungi helped plants transition to land).
Structure and Function in Biology
- Biological structures are directly related to their functions.
- For instance, the hummingbird's long tongue is crucial for accessing nectar from deep flowers.
Ecology
- A branch of Biology focusing on the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
- Organisms depend on each other and physical components (water; nutrients; gasses), for survival within their ecosystem.
- The oxygen-carbon cycle, for instance, is vital for all organisms.
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This quiz engages students with key concepts about the evolution of life on Earth, including its origins and diversification. It covers unifying themes in biology such as structure/function and ecosystems. Students will review important terminology through a fun unscrambling activity.
