Theories about the Origin of Life

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What is the most likely source of organic materials on early Earth according to the passage?

Fossils from Mars

Spontaneous generation from inanimate matter

Volcanic activity

Meteorites and comets (correct)

Which moon of Jupiter is mentioned as having liquid water under its surface?

Europa (correct)

Ganymede

Io

Callisto

What is the prevailing scientific theory about the origin of life according to the passage?

Panspermia

Intelligent design

Divine creation

Spontaneous generation (correct)

What is NASA planning to do to investigate the possibility of life on Europa?

Land on Europa, drill through the surface, and send a probe down Signup and view all the answers

What process is described as leading to the evolution of cells according to the passage?

Changes in molecules increasing stability and persistence Signup and view all the answers

What was the hypothesis mentioned in the passage about the origin of organic materials on early Earth?

Meteorites and comets Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a theory about the origin of life discussed in the text?

Origin from meteors Signup and view all the answers

What is the oldest hypothesis about life's origins?

Special creation Signup and view all the answers

Which theory has the most widespread acceptance among Americans?

Special creation Signup and view all the answers

What forms the basis for 'scientific creationism'?

Special creation Signup and view all the answers

Which theory suggests that life may have originated on another planet and infected earth?

'Theory of panspermia' Signup and view all the answers

Why is it difficult to answer the question of how life originated according to the text?

Lack of witnesses to life's beginnings Signup and view all the answers

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What is the most likely source of organic materials on early Earth according to the passage?

Which moon of Jupiter is mentioned as having liquid water under its surface?

What is the prevailing scientific theory about the origin of life according to the passage?

What is NASA planning to do to investigate the possibility of life on Europa?

What process is described as leading to the evolution of cells according to the passage?

What was the hypothesis mentioned in the passage about the origin of organic materials on early Earth?

Which of the following is NOT a theory about the origin of life discussed in the text?

What is the oldest hypothesis about life's origins?

Which theory has the most widespread acceptance among Americans?

What forms the basis for 'scientific creationism'?

Which theory suggests that life may have originated on another planet and infected earth?

Why is it difficult to answer the question of how life originated according to the text?

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