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What type of atmosphere surrounded the early Earth?

  • Nitrogen and ammonia
  • Methane and CO2 (correct)
  • Methane and oxygen
  • Oxygen and nitrogen

When did the Earth cool and condense water into oceans?

  • Around 3.5 billion years ago
  • Around 4.2 billion years ago (correct)
  • Around 4.6 billion years ago
  • Around 4 billion years ago

What type of isotopes are mostly found in natural stable carbon isotopes?

  • $^{13}C$ (13C)
  • $^{14}C$ (14C)
  • $^{15}C$ (15C)
  • $^{12}C$ (12C) (correct)

What does an enrichment of $^{12}C$ in rock suggest?

<p>It was derived from microorganisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are Stromatolites produced by according to the given text?

<p>Mat-building communities of mucilage-secreting microorganisms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main belief of the Panspermia theory?

<p>Life arose elsewhere in the universe and seeded the Earth (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the prebiotic soup hypothesis propose?

<p>Organic molecules formed from simple precursors in prebiotic oceans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Montmorillonite clay's role in the formation of polymers?

<p>$^{12}C$ enrichment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Miller-Urey experiments, what organic molecules were formed?

<p>'Amino acids' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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