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Introduction to Life Science: The Evolving Concept of Life Quiz

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What is another name for life science?

Botany

Biology (correct)

Microbiology

Zoology

Which scientific study focuses on microorganisms?

Botany

Biology

Microbiology (correct)

Zoology

What did some people believe about the origin of living organisms?

They were put on Earth by divine forces. (correct)

They were created by human intervention.

They came from other planets.

They originated from Earth through evolution.

What is the most accepted theory among scientists about the origin of life?

Living organisms originated from inanimate matter on Earth. Signup and view all the answers

What is the specific learning outcome related to identifying organisms and their enabling conditions?

Identifying organisms and their enabling conditions Signup and view all the answers

What does life science primarily study?

Living organisms and their vital processes Signup and view all the answers

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

Beginning of time Signup and view all the answers

Which scientific community largely accepts the primordial soup theory regarding the origin of life on earth?

Biologists Signup and view all the answers

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

Alexander Oparin and John Haldane Signup and view all the answers

Which gases are believed to have been abundant in the atmosphere of primitive earth according to the primordial soup theory?

Methane, ammonia, and water vapor Signup and view all the answers

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

To explore early Earth conditions Signup and view all the answers

What did Sidney Fox's Thermal Synthesis experiment result in?

Synthesis of protocells Signup and view all the answers

What did Jack Szostak's Protocell Experiment suggest were the two components needed for protocell formation?

Nucleic acid genome and lipid sac Signup and view all the answers