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What key properties of life are highlighted as crucial for the appearance of protocells?
What key properties of life are highlighted as crucial for the appearance of protocells?
- Cell division and differentiation
- Photosynthesis and respiration
- Reproduction and metabolism (correct)
- Mutation and genetic variation
Which bases were demonstrated to undergo abiotic synthesis spontaneously for RNA production in a 2016 study?
Which bases were demonstrated to undergo abiotic synthesis spontaneously for RNA production in a 2016 study?
- Adenine and uracil
- Thymine and cytosine
- Cytosine and uracil
- Adenine and guanine (correct)
How are sedimentary rocks related to the fossil record?
How are sedimentary rocks related to the fossil record?
- They are the main source of radioactive isotopes used for dating fossils
- They are the result of volcanic eruptions preserving fossils
- They contain DNA remnants of ancient organisms
- They provide a rich source of fossils as they are deposited in layers called strata (correct)
What is a key factor that biases the fossil record in favor of certain species?
What is a key factor that biases the fossil record in favor of certain species?
Which type of molecules can spontaneously form vesicles with a lipid bilayer in water?
Which type of molecules can spontaneously form vesicles with a lipid bilayer in water?
What crucial feature do vesicles exhibit that is essential for life?
What crucial feature do vesicles exhibit that is essential for life?
What is a defining characteristic of eukaryotic cells according to the text?
What is a defining characteristic of eukaryotic cells according to the text?
What is the main proposal of the endosymbiont theory?
What is the main proposal of the endosymbiont theory?
What does the 'snowball Earth' hypothesis propose?
What does the 'snowball Earth' hypothesis propose?
According to evidence supporting endosymbiosis, what is a key similarity between mitochondria and prokaryotes?
According to evidence supporting endosymbiosis, what is a key similarity between mitochondria and prokaryotes?
How did the early multicellular eukaryotes likely acquire their mitochondria and plastids?
How did the early multicellular eukaryotes likely acquire their mitochondria and plastids?
What is suggested by the concept of serial endosymbiosis?
What is suggested by the concept of serial endosymbiosis?
What is one of the key pieces of evidence supporting the Endosymbiont Theory?
What is one of the key pieces of evidence supporting the Endosymbiont Theory?
Which process is NOT part of the sequence proposed for the formation of very simple cells on early Earth?
Which process is NOT part of the sequence proposed for the formation of very simple cells on early Earth?
What was the nature of Earth's early atmosphere according to the hypothesis by A.I. Oparin and J.B.S. Haldane?
What was the nature of Earth's early atmosphere according to the hypothesis by A.I. Oparin and J.B.S. Haldane?
Which scientific theory is associated with the concept that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living prokaryotic cells engulfed by a larger host cell?
Which scientific theory is associated with the concept that mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living prokaryotic cells engulfed by a larger host cell?
The Murchison meteorite contained key organic molecules such as lipids, simple sugars, and nitrogenous bases, supporting the idea that:
The Murchison meteorite contained key organic molecules such as lipids, simple sugars, and nitrogenous bases, supporting the idea that:
Which event is NOT associated with early Earth conditions contributing to the origin of life?
Which event is NOT associated with early Earth conditions contributing to the origin of life?
