Origin of Life Flashcards

1

The building blocks of proteins

amino acids
fatty acids
nucleic acids
carbohydrates

2

An aerobic organism . . .

consumes other organisms for energy
uses oxygen
produces its own food
doesn't use oxygen

3

The first organism must have used ____ to build itself.

carbohydrates
nucleic acids
amino acids
fatty acids

4

The first organism was probably . . .

anaerobic, autotrophic
aerobic, heterotrophic
anaerobic, heterotrophic
aerobic, autotrophic

5

Produces its own food/ energy

Heterotroph
aerobic
Autotroph
anaerobic

6

Produced mass amounts of oxygen to help create early atmosphere

Organelles
Cyanbacteria
Stromatolites
Cyanobacteria

7

Tested synthesis of organic molecules from nonliving compounds.

Isaac Newton
Einstein
Miller & Urey
Evolutionary Analysis

8

High nitrogen, moderate oxygen, trace of carbon dioxide

Early Atmosphere
Present Atmosphere

9

Widely accepted, made through observation, explains why

Law
mathematical principles
Empirical Evidence
Theory

10

An anaerobic organism . . .

produces own food
consumes other organisms for energy
doesn't use oxygen
uses oxygen

11

Life originated . . .

in the ocean
in the atmosphere
in trees
on land

12

Explains phenomena of the natural world, doesn't explain why

Theory
Law

13

Must consume other organisms for food/ energy

aerobic
Heterotroph
Autotroph
anaerobic

14

Sequence to development of simple organisms

DNA, RNA, protein, simple organism
RNA, DNA, simple organism, protein
protein, RNA, DNA, simple organism
RNA, DNA, protein, simple organism

15

No oxygen, little nitrogen, high carbon dioxide

Present Atmosphere
Early Atmosphere

Origin of Life

Questions 15

Origin of Life

Questions 15