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Introductory Biology

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Set 21 The Origin And Evolutionary History Of Life

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Question 1

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The first cells were most likely heterotrophic anaerobes because:

A) they were dependent upon cyanobacteria for oxygen.
B) they manufactured organic molecules and needed oxygen.
C) they manufactured organic molecules and do not need oxygen.
D) they utilized preformed organic molecules and needed oxygen.
E) they utilized preformed organic molecules and did not need oxygen.

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Question 2

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The atmosphere of early Earth is currently thought to have contained:

A) methane, water, ammonia, nitrogen, and oxygen.
B) carbon dioxide, water, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen.
C) carbon dioxide, ozone, nitric oxide, water, and hydrogen sulfide.
D) carbon dioxide, water, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and nitrogen.
E) carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, water, hydrogen, and nitric oxide.

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Question 3

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Who first proposed the concept that simple organic molecules could form spontaneously from simpler raw materials?

A) Miller and Urey
B) Charles Darwin
C) Thomas Malthus
D) Watson and Crick
E) Oparin and Haldane

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