Question 1

What organism today is most similar to the first cells on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  diatoms 
B)  protists 
C)  insects 
D)  bacteria 
E)  yeast 
A)  diatoms 
B)  protists 
C)  insects 
D)  bacteria 
E)  yeast

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: carries the genetic material of a cell
a long spiral molecule coded with information within the nucleus of a cell
a segment of chromosomes that controls a certain function within a cell
errors or damage made to the DNA molecule
the building blocks of proteins
compounds for structure and function of an organism
the backbone element of all living things
regulators of chemical reactions within a cell
a carrier of coded information to various location within the cell
variations over time for an organism's survival

Accepted Answer

The Answer of mutation and RNA and amino acids and is...

Question 3

What part of a cell stores the coded information?

Accepted Answer

A)  cell membrane 
B)  cell wall 
C)  cytoplasm 
D)  ribosome 
E)  nucleus 
A)  cell membrane 
B)  cell wall 
C)  cytoplasm 
D)  ribosome 
E)  nucleus

Question 4

What period of Earth's geologic history saw a dramatic increase in life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cretaceous 
B)  Devonian 
C)  Jurassic 
D)  Tertiary 
E)  Cambrian 
A)  Cretaceous 
B)  Devonian 
C)  Jurassic 
D)  Tertiary 
E)  Cambrian

Question 5

In 1974, astronomers sent an anticoded message as a string of 1679 _______________ and _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1974, astronomers sent an anticoded message...

Question 6

What was Miller and Urey trying to replicate in their experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  the formation of cell 
B)  the formation of ozone 
C)  the formation of photosynthesis 
D)  the formation of organic molecules 
E)  the formation of liquid water 
A)  the formation of cell 
B)  the formation of ozone 
C)  the formation of photosynthesis 
D)  the formation of organic molecules 
E)  the formation of liquid water

Question 7

Can there be life on Mars? Is there proof that life existed on Mars? Defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

There was a splash of news stories in th

Question 8

Which celestial body is the most likely candidate for life to emerge and evolve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mars 
B)  Io 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Venus 
E)  Europa 
A)  Mars 
B)  Io 
C)  Jupiter 
D)  Venus 
E)  Europa

Question 9

Which telescope did astronomers use in 1974 to send an anticoded message to globular cluster M13?

Accepted Answer

A)  HST 
B)  Keck 
C)  Arecibo 
D)  Chandra 
E)  Kepler 
A)  HST 
B)  Keck 
C)  Arecibo 
D)  Chandra 
E)  Kepler

Question 10

Evolution is a random process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If we have the technology to transmit messages, then why can't we "carry on a conversation" with an alien civilization?

Accepted Answer

Nature puts restrictions on travel throu

Question 12

Life began in the sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A(n) _______________ can thrive in extreme conditions, such as ice-covered lakes in Antarctica, far underground inside solid rock, amongst the cinders of summits of extinct volcanoes, or in pools of acids.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _______________ can thrive in extreme conditions,...

Question 14

One theory for the origin of life proposed that reproducing molecules may have arrived here from space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the function of proteins?

Accepted Answer

A)  contains the coded information in the nucleus 
B)  carries coded information from the cell to the rest of the organism 
C)  provides structure and function of organisms 
D)  provides the basic building blocks of a cell 
E)  carries the genetic information of a cell 
A)  contains the coded information in the nucleus 
B)  carries coded information from the cell to the rest of the organism 
C)  provides structure and function of organisms 
D)  provides the basic building blocks of a cell 
E)  carries the genetic information of a cell

Question 16

The chemical recipes of life are stored within each cell as information in _______________ molecules that resemble a ladder with rungs, composed of chemical bases.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The chemical recipes of life are stored...

Question 17

A unique property of water is that it ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  has a high heat capacity 
B)  can easily expand 
C)  has a high oxygen capacity 
D)  easily absorbs carbon monoxide 
E)  can mix with organic lipids 
A)  has a high heat capacity 
B)  can easily expand 
C)  has a high oxygen capacity 
D)  easily absorbs carbon monoxide 
E)  can mix with organic lipids

Question 18

What did astronomers use in the anticoded message sent to globular cluster M13?

Accepted Answer

A)  dashes and dots 
B)  numbers and letters 
C)  pulses and gaps 
D)  hieroglyphics 
E)  holograms 
A)  dashes and dots 
B)  numbers and letters 
C)  pulses and gaps 
D)  hieroglyphics 
E)  holograms

Question 19

Stromatolites are rock-like columns composed of layers of fossilized ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  bones and tissue 
B)  fungi and planets 
C)  extremophile protists 
D)  photosynthetic algae 
E)  single-celled organisms 
A)  bones and tissue 
B)  fungi and planets 
C)  extremophile protists 
D)  photosynthetic algae 
E)  single-celled organisms

Question 20

What are the two basic requirements for life to exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  heat and light 
B)  carbon and water 
C)  oxygen and carbon 
D)  light and carbon 
E)  light and water 
A)  heat and light 
B)  carbon and water 
C)  oxygen and carbon 
D)  light and carbon 
E)  light and water

What organism today is most similar to the first cells on Earth?

What part of a cell stores the coded information?

What period of Earth's geologic history saw a dramatic increase in life?

In 1974, astronomers sent an anticoded message as a string of 1679 _ and _.

What was Miller and Urey trying to replicate in their experiment?

Can there be life on Mars? Is there proof that life existed on Mars? Defend your answer.

Which celestial body is the most likely candidate for life to emerge and evolve?

Which telescope did astronomers use in 1974 to send an anticoded message to globular cluster M13?

Evolution is a random process.

If we have the technology to transmit messages, then why can't we "carry on a conversation" with an alien civilization?

Life began in the sea.

A(n) _______________ can thrive in extreme conditions, such as ice-covered lakes in Antarctica, far underground inside solid rock, amongst the cinders of summits of extinct volcanoes, or in pools of acids.

One theory for the origin of life proposed that reproducing molecules may have arrived here from space.

What is the function of proteins?

The chemical recipes of life are stored within each cell as information in _______________ molecules that resemble a ladder with rungs, composed of chemical bases.

A unique property of water is that it ____.

What did astronomers use in the anticoded message sent to globular cluster M13?

Stromatolites are rock-like columns composed of layers of fossilized ____.

What are the two basic requirements for life to exist?

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What organism today is most similar to the first cells on Earth?

What part of a cell stores the coded information?

What period of Earth's geologic history saw a dramatic increase in life?

In 1974, astronomers sent an anticoded message as a string of 1679 _______________ and _______________.

What was Miller and Urey trying to replicate in their experiment?

Can there be life on Mars? Is there proof that life existed on Mars? Defend your answer.

Which celestial body is the most likely candidate for life to emerge and evolve?

Which telescope did astronomers use in 1974 to send an anticoded message to globular cluster M13?

Evolution is a random process.

If we have the technology to transmit messages, then why can't we "carry on a conversation" with an alien civilization?

Life began in the sea.

A(n) _______________ can thrive in extreme conditions, such as ice-covered lakes in Antarctica, far underground inside solid rock, amongst the cinders of summits of extinct volcanoes, or in pools of acids.

One theory for the origin of life proposed that reproducing molecules may have arrived here from space.

What is the function of proteins?

The chemical recipes of life are stored within each cell as information in _______________ molecules that resemble a ladder with rungs, composed of chemical bases.

A unique property of water is that it ____.

What did astronomers use in the anticoded message sent to globular cluster M13?

Stromatolites are rock-like columns composed of layers of fossilized ____.

What are the two basic requirements for life to exist?

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Earth the Active Planet

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

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In 1974, astronomers sent an anticoded message as a string of 1679 _ and _.