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Which element is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules?
Which element is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules?
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Carbon (correct)
- Hydrogen
What did Stanley Miller and Harold Urey discover in 1952?
What did Stanley Miller and Harold Urey discover in 1952?
- The first organisms to produce oxygen gas
- Life started in the oceans (correct)
- The extreme conditions of earth
- The organisms called extremophiles
What type of organisms thrived during the extreme conditions of earth?
What type of organisms thrived during the extreme conditions of earth?
- Photosynthetic organisms
- Extremophiles (correct)
- Microorganisms
- Cyanobacteria
Which organisms were the first to produce oxygen gas through photosynthesis?
Which organisms were the first to produce oxygen gas through photosynthesis?
Which of the following is NOT a type of Biological Macromolecule?
Which of the following is NOT a type of Biological Macromolecule?
What did Stanley Miller and Harold Urey's experiment in 1952 reveal about the origin of life?
What did Stanley Miller and Harold Urey's experiment in 1952 reveal about the origin of life?
When did the oxygen levels rise to its current level?
When did the oxygen levels rise to its current level?
Which of the following is NOT a type of extremophile?
Which of the following is NOT a type of extremophile?
What is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules?
What is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
What is the thinnest part of the geosphere?
What is the thinnest part of the geosphere?
Which sphere of the Earth includes all the microbes, plants, and animals?
Which sphere of the Earth includes all the microbes, plants, and animals?
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing and scattering solar ultraviolet radiation?
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing and scattering solar ultraviolet radiation?
What is the thickest part of the geosphere?
What is the thickest part of the geosphere?
Which of the following is NOT a major component of the atmosphere?
Which of the following is NOT a major component of the atmosphere?
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing and scattering solar ultraviolet radiation?
Which layer of the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing and scattering solar ultraviolet radiation?
What is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules?
What is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules?
Which type of weathering is often triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or heavy rainfall?
Which type of weathering is often triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or heavy rainfall?
What is the process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down?
What is the process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down?
What is the geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to landforms or land masses?
What is the geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to landforms or land masses?
Which type of weathering is often triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or heavy rainfall?
Which type of weathering is often triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or heavy rainfall?
What are the two types of metamorphic rocks based on the arrangement of mineral crystals?
What are the two types of metamorphic rocks based on the arrangement of mineral crystals?
Which type of magma has low silica content, high temperature, low viscosity, and low gas content?
Which type of magma has low silica content, high temperature, low viscosity, and low gas content?
Which type of metamorphism occurs when a large mass of rocks is exposed to differential stress and high temperature?
Which type of metamorphism occurs when a large mass of rocks is exposed to differential stress and high temperature?
What are the processes that take place to produce Sedimentary Rocks?
What are the processes that take place to produce Sedimentary Rocks?
Flashcards
Main element in macromolecules?
Main element in macromolecules?
Carbon is the main element in biological macromolecules.
Miller-Urey discovery?
Miller-Urey discovery?
In 1952, Miller and Urey found that life started in the oceans.
Thriving early organisms?
Thriving early organisms?
Extremophiles are organisms that thrived in Earth's harsh early conditions.
First O2 producers?
First O2 producers?
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Miller-Urey experiment?
Miller-Urey experiment?
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When did O2 rise?
When did O2 rise?
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Ozone layer location?
Ozone layer location?
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Thinnest geosphere layer?
Thinnest geosphere layer?
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What does the biosphere include?
What does the biosphere include?
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UV radiation absorption?
UV radiation absorption?
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Thickest geosphere part?
Thickest geosphere part?
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Not a major atmospheric component?
Not a major atmospheric component?
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Macromolecule component?
Macromolecule component?
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Triggered weathering?
Triggered weathering?
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Wearing earth's surface?
Wearing earth's surface?
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Adding sediments to land?
Adding sediments to land?
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Weathering events?
Weathering events?
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Types of metamorphic
Types of metamorphic
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Magma properties?
Magma properties?
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Large-scale metamorphism?
Large-scale metamorphism?
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Sedimentary rock formation?
Sedimentary rock formation?
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Study Notes
Biological Macromolecules
- Carbon is the primary component of Biological Macromolecules
Origin of Life
- In 1952, Stanley Miller and Harold Urey discovered the building blocks of life, including amino acids, through an experiment simulating early Earth's atmosphere
- Their experiment revealed that the conditions on early Earth were suitable for the formation of complex molecules, supporting the theory of chemical evolution
Early Earth and Extremophiles
- During the extreme conditions on early Earth, thermophiles and other extremophiles thrived
- These organisms were able to survive in environments with high temperatures, high pressures, and high salinity
Oxygen Production
- Cyanobacteria were the first organisms to produce oxygen gas through photosynthesis
- Oxygen levels rose to their current level about 2.7 billion years ago
Atmosphere
- The stratosphere is the layer of the atmosphere that contains the ozone layer
- The troposphere is the thinnest part of the geosphere
- The biosphere includes all the microbes, plants, and animals
- The ozone layer is responsible for absorbing and scattering solar ultraviolet radiation
- The lithosphere is the thickest part of the geosphere
Geology
- Weathering is the process by which the surface of the earth gets worn down
- Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil, and rocks are added to landforms or land masses
- Mechanical weathering is often triggered by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or heavy rainfall
Rocks
- Foliated metamorphic rocks have mineral crystals arranged in layers or bands
- Non-foliated metamorphic rocks have mineral crystals arranged randomly
- Mafic magma has low silica content, high temperature, low viscosity, and low gas content
- Contact metamorphism occurs when a large mass of rocks is exposed to differential stress and high temperature
- Sedimentary rocks are formed through the processes of erosion, deposition, and lithification
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