What is the significance of coacervates in the origin of life?
They are the first true cells
They demonstrate the potential for membrane-bound structures to form spontaneously
They are self-replicating molecules
They prove that life originated in the ocean
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The …A… from the sun broke up water into hydrogen and oxygen and the …B… escaped. Oxygen combined with ammonia and methane to form …C… . CO and others. The ozone layer was formed. As it cooled, the water vapour fell as rain, to fill all the depressions and form …D… Choose the correct option for A,B,C and D to complete the given paragraph, to NCERT textbook
A-IR rays, B-lighter , C-water, D-oceans
A-UV rays, B-lighter , C-water, D-oceans
A-UV rays, B-heavier , C-water, D-oceans
A-UV rays, B-heavier , C-water, D-oceans
How did George Cuvier accounts for the extinctions in nature
Extinctions never occur there are unexplored parts of the globe where the organisms that appears to have gone extinct may still live
Extinctions occur when the slow adaptations of the organisms overtime to their environment are not quick enough to help them respond to changing conditions
Extinctions occur at random, they do not reflect God’s will
Extinctions occur due to the catastrophic events
The first cellular form of life could have originated
2000 million years back
11000 million years back
1500 million years back
500 million years back
Which was absent in the atmosphere at the time of origin of life?
According to abiogenesis, life originated from
Non-living
Pre-existing life
Chemicals
Extra-terrestrial matter
Which group of organisms is believed to be evolved first on earth?
Arthropods
Coelenterates
Protozoans
Reptiles
Arrange the following steps in the origin of life in the correct chronological order:
I. Synthesis of organic polymers
II. Formation of protobionts
III. Formation of DNA-based genetic systems
IV. Synthesis of organic monomers
I, II, III, IV
IV, I, II, III
II, III, I, IV
III, I, II, IV
Early Greek thinkers thought units of life called
Spores
Panspermia
Gamets
Sperms
Life cannot originate from inorganic materials now because of
Low atmospheric temperature
High degree of pollution
High atmospheric oxygen
Absence of raw materials