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    1.

    The 'hot dilute soup' proposed by Haldane and Oparin as a crucial stage in the origin of life faced a major challenge. What was this primary obstacle?

    A

    The absence of a continuous source of energy.

    B

    The presence of an oxidizing atmosphere.

    C

    The lack of a mechanism to concentrate the organic molecules to facilitate polymerization.

    D

    The instability of amino acids at high temperatures.

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    4.

    What is the significance of coacervates in the origin of life?

    A

    They are the first true cells

    B

    They demonstrate the potential for membrane-bound structures to form spontaneously

    C

    They are self-replicating molecules

    D

    They prove that life originated in the ocean

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    6.

    How did George Cuvier accounts for the extinctions in nature

    A

    Extinctions never occur there are unexplored parts of the globe where the organisms that appears to have gone extinct may still live

    B

    Extinctions occur when the slow adaptations of the organisms overtime to their environment are not quick enough to help them respond to changing conditions

    C

    Extinctions occur at random, they do not reflect Godโ€™s will

    D

    Extinctions occur due to the catastrophic events

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    7.

    What happened to NH3{\rm{N}}{{\rm{H}}_3} present in the primary atmosphere during its conversion to the secondary atmosphere?

    A

    It got oxidized to N2{{\rm{N}}_2} and water

    B

    It was absorbed by photoautotrophs

    C

    Most of it got oxidized to nitrogen oxides

    D

    It concentration was decreased due to O2{{\rm{O}}_2}formation

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    10.

    The first life on earth consists of

    A

    Single-celled prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea)

    B

    Multicellular eukaryotes (plants and animals)

    C

    Viruses

    D

    Complex proteins

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