History of Life on Earth

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When did life on earth begin?

  • More than 3 billion years ago (correct)
  • More than 4 billion years ago
  • Less than 2 billion years ago
  • More than 2 billion years ago

What is the basic component of all living things?

  • Organs
  • Organ systems
  • Tissues
  • Cells (correct)

What is the characteristic of unicellular organisms?

  • They consist of multiple cells
  • They have specialized functions
  • They carry out all life processes (correct)
  • They are found only in water

What is the characteristic of multicellular organisms?

<p>They are composed of many cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the first event in the timeline of evolution of life on earth?

<p>Evolution of organic molecules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the oceans form on earth?

<p>About 3.8 billion years ago (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process called when an organism grows in size and number of cells?

<p>Intussusception (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basic unit of life in an organism?

<p>Cell (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability of a living organism to live in harmony with other organisms in the environment?

<p>Adjustment, Integration, and Coordination (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the living matter in a cell composed of?

<p>Cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is the evolutionist who talked about the process of evolution to explain how life developed?

<p>Charles Darwin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of an organism producing new individuals closely resembling them?

<p>Reproduction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of molecules were present in the Earth's atmosphere during the Precambrian period?

<p>Both inorganic chemical compounds and organic molecules (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the energy source that led to the formation of organic molecules from inorganic chemical compounds?

<p>Ultraviolet light, electricity, or heat from below the earth's surface (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of organisms are believed to have primitive lipid membranes?

<p>Prokaryotes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of energy and molecules for prokaryotic heterotrophic cells?

<p>Chemicals from outside sources (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the 'primordial soup' composed of around 3.5-3.8 billion years ago?

<p>Organic molecules such as amino acids and nucleotide bases (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the advantage of cells that could produce their own organic molecules from simple sources?

<p>They were more likely to survive (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the Special Creation Theory?

<p>Life is created by a Supreme Being (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the believe about the origin of life in ancient times?

<p>Life originated from non-living matter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the phrase that means 'the development of an organism expresses all the intermediate forms of its ancestors throughout evolution'?

<p>Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main idea behind the Biogenetic Theory?

<p>Living organisms developed from other living organisms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the theory that most biologists believe in, regarding the origin of life?

<p>The Abiogenetic Synthesis Theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of the experiments made by different scientists regarding the Spontaneous Generation Theory?

<p>The theory was proven to be incorrect (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an adaptation?

<p>An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanism by which evolution occurs?

<p>Natural selection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term evolution specifically referring to in biology?

<p>A generation-to-generation change in the proportion of different inherited genes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an example of evolution in action?

<p>Beetles changing color over time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is modern biology changing human's everyday life?

<p>By improving the treatment of certain mental illnesses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a consequence of environmental issues such as water and air pollution?

<p>People are becoming more aware of their relationship to the biosphere (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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