Chapter 10. 10·1–10·3 Life on earth most likely originated from non-living materials.

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Check your understanding of concepts from 10·1–10·3 Life on earth most likely originated from non-living materials by answering the following questions.

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1. In their experiment that showed that organic compounds and amino acids could have been synthesized in an abiotic environment, Urey and Miller combined which gases in a flask to simulate the early earth’s atmosphere?

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Correct. (See section 10·1 Complex organic molecules arise in non-living environments.)
Incorrect. (See section 10·1 Complex organic molecules arise in non-living environments.)

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2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

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Correct. (See section 10·1 Complex organic molecules arise in non-living environments.)
Incorrect. (See section 10·1 Complex organic molecules arise in non-living environments.)

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3. Which of the following is NOT a property of RNA that suggests it might have been the first form of genetic material?

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Correct. (See section 10·2 Cells and self-replicating systems evolved together to create the first life.)
Incorrect. (See section 10·2 Cells and self-replicating systems evolved together to create the first life.)

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4. Researchers have found that mixtures of ___________________ placed in water or salt solutions tend to spontaneously form small spherical units that resemble living cells.

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Correct. (See section 10·2 Cells and self-replicating systems evolved together to create the first life.)
Incorrect. (See section 10·2 Cells and self-replicating systems evolved together to create the first life.)

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5. The classic “Miller experiments,” performed in the 1950s by Harold Urey and Stanley Miller, were the first to show that:

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Correct. (See section 10·1 Complex organic molecules arise in non-living environments.)
Incorrect. (See section 10·1 Complex organic molecules arise in non-living environments.)

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