The RNA world hypothesis proposes that RNA, not DNA, was the primary genetic material in early life. Which characteristic of RNA makes it a more plausible candidate for this role compared to DNA?
Double-stranded structure
Higher stability
Catalytic activity
Presence of thymine
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Which of the following molecules falls under the category of eobionts?
I. Coacervates II. Microspheres
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
The first cell like structure was appeared in
Air
Mountain
Ocean
Soil
Origin of life as a result of chemical evolution was properly explained by
I. Fox II. Oparin
III. Wateson IV. Haeckel
V. Mendel VI. Crick
Choose the correct option
I and II
III and IV
V and VI
Only II
Protocells are considered a key step in the origin of life. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic typically associated with protocells?
Membrane-bound compartments
Simple metabolic activity
Ability to undergo fission
Developed DNA replication mechanisms
According to Oparin, which one of the following was not present in the primitive atmosphere of the earth?
Methane
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Water vapour
Which gas was likely ABSENT in the early Earth's atmosphere according to the Oparin-Haldane hypothesis?
Methane ()
Ammonia ()
Water vapor ()
Oxygen ()
Theory of special creation arguments that:Β I. all living organisms were created as such, II. the diversity was always the same since creation, III. earth is 4000 years old. Choose the right option to complete the given statement
I and II
II and III
I and III
I, II and III
Which of these is considered a likely site for the origin of life?
Volcanic craters
Glaciers
Hydrothermal vents
Deserts
Origin of life occurred in
Precambrian
Coenozoic
Palaeozoic
Mesozoic
Which group of organisms is believed to be evolved first on earth?
Arthropods
Coelenterates
Protozoans
Reptiles