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Life Origins Quiz
Question 1: What is the term used to describe the study of the origin and evolution of life on Earth?
A) Astrobiology
B) Exobiology
C) Biogenesis
D) Paleobiology
Question 2: Which hypothesis suggests that life originated from simple organic compounds in a primordial soup?
A) Panspermia
B) Biogenesis
C) Primordial Soup Hypothesis
D) Endosymbiotic Theory
Question 3: What type of molecule is thought to have played a key role in the origin of life due to its ability to store and replicate genetic information?
A) Proteins
B) Lipids
C) RNA
D) Carbohydrates
Question 4: The Miller-Urey experiment demonstrated that organic compounds could be synthesized under conditions thought to resemble those of early Earth. What key component did they exclude from their experiment?
A) Water
B) Methane
C) Ammonia
D) Oxygen
Question 5: Which theory posits that life could have originated from microorganisms that were transported to Earth from outer space?
A) Abiogenesis
B) Panspermia
C) Cellular Theory
D) RNA World Hypothesis
Answers:
- A) Astrobiology
- C) Primordial Soup Hypothesis
- C) RNA
- D) Oxygen
- B) Panspermia
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