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Which macromolecule is primarily responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information?
Which macromolecule is primarily responsible for storing and transmitting genetic information?
- Proteins
- Lipids
- RNA
- DNA (correct)
Water's unique properties essential to life include its role as a universal solvent. Which property is crucial for this role?
Water's unique properties essential to life include its role as a universal solvent. Which property is crucial for this role?
- High specific heat
- High heat of vaporization
- Universal solvent (correct)
- Density anomaly
What hypothesis suggests that RNA molecules could replicate themselves and catalyze chemical reactions before DNA and proteins?
What hypothesis suggests that RNA molecules could replicate themselves and catalyze chemical reactions before DNA and proteins?
- Primordial soup hypothesis
- RNA world hypothesis (correct)
- Protein world hypothesis
- Lipid world hypothesis
Which of the following best describes the role of natural selection in the evolution of life on Earth?
Which of the following best describes the role of natural selection in the evolution of life on Earth?
During which process is mRNA synthesized from a DNA template?
During which process is mRNA synthesized from a DNA template?
What is the role of tRNA in the process of translation?
What is the role of tRNA in the process of translation?
The experiment by Miller and Urey demonstrated that organic molecules could be synthesized from inorganic precursors under conditions simulating early Earth's atmosphere.
The experiment by Miller and Urey demonstrated that organic molecules could be synthesized from inorganic precursors under conditions simulating early Earth's atmosphere.
Which gas was notably absent in the early Earth's atmosphere, according to scientific theories?
Which gas was notably absent in the early Earth's atmosphere, according to scientific theories?
Phospholipid bilayers are crucial for cellular life because they form cell membranes.
Phospholipid bilayers are crucial for cellular life because they form cell membranes.
The fluid mosaic model describes the cell membrane as a double layer of phospholipids with embedded proteins.
The fluid mosaic model describes the cell membrane as a double layer of phospholipids with embedded proteins.
Mitochondria are thought to have originated from endosymbiosis with a prokaryotic organism.
Mitochondria are thought to have originated from endosymbiosis with a prokaryotic organism.
The theory of endosymbiosis is primarily associated with the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts.
The theory of endosymbiosis is primarily associated with the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts.
What critical characteristic allowed the macromolecules from which life evolved to replicate themselves?
What critical characteristic allowed the macromolecules from which life evolved to replicate themselves?
Which molecule is capable of directing its own self-replication and catalyzing a number of chemical reactions, including its own replication?
Which molecule is capable of directing its own self-replication and catalyzing a number of chemical reactions, including its own replication?
What was the initial genetic system believed to be?
What was the initial genetic system believed to be?
Through what processes do genes make proteins?
Through what processes do genes make proteins?
The first cell likely formed when self-replicating RNA was enclosed in what kind of protective membrane?
The first cell likely formed when self-replicating RNA was enclosed in what kind of protective membrane?
What is the role of the phospholipid membrane in the first cell?
What is the role of the phospholipid membrane in the first cell?
Which of the following was a later development that replaced RNA as the main genetic material?
Which of the following was a later development that replaced RNA as the main genetic material?
In what way does the document suggest phospholipids contributed to the evolution of early life forms?
In what way does the document suggest phospholipids contributed to the evolution of early life forms?
