Introduction to Life Science: Evolving Concepts and Conditions for Life
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What is the primary focus of life science?

  • The scientific study of microorganisms
  • The study of living organisms and their vital processes
  • The scientific study of plants
  • The study of all things that have life (correct)
  • What is the most accepted theory about the origin of life?

  • Living organisms were put on Earth by divine forces
  • Life originated from inanimate matter (correct)
  • The origin of life is still unknown
  • Life originated from other planets
  • What does biology primarily focus on?

  • The study of living organisms and their vital processes (correct)
  • The study of microorganisms
  • The study of plants
  • The study of animals
  • Which scientific study focuses on animals?

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

    According to the specific learning outcomes, what should learners be able to do after interactive discussion?

    <p>Identify organisms and the conditions that enable them to exist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the literal meaning of 'primordial' in the context of the primordial soup theory?

    <p>Existing since the beginning of time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the primordial soup theory independently in the 1920s?

    <p>Alexander Oparin and John Haldane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of Stanley Miller and Harold Urey's Electrical Discharge Experiment?

    <p>To explore the conditions of the early Earth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Sidney Fox demonstrate in his Thermal Synthesis experiment?

    <p>The formation of protocells from a specific mixture of amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Jack Szostak suggest in The Protocell Experiment?

    <p>Living cells required only a nucleic acid genome and a lipid sac to be formed</p> Signup and view all the answers

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