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Origins Of Life

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1. What are Coacervates?






2. What was the 4th of the overlapping stages in the origin of life?






3. Prokaryotic life arose during what eon?






4. What was the extraterrestrial/Panspermia hypothesis?






5. What was the 3rd of the overlapping stages in the origin of life?






6. What was the 3rd of the overlapping stages in the origin of life?






7. What are two possible explanations for the origin of eukaryotes?






8. What was the first macromolecule of protobionts?






9. What was the first macromolecule of protobionts?






10. What is the hypothetical RNA chemical selection scenario?






11. What was the reducing atmosphere hypothesis?






12. What was the 2nd of the overlapping stages in the origin of life?






13. Around when did multicellular eukaryotic organisms first appear?






14. What are the seven characteristics of life?






15. Around when did eukaryotic organisms first appear?






16. Name 4 characteristics of protobionts.






17. Where could RNA polymerization have first occured if not in water?






18. What is the hypothetical RNA chemical selection scenario?






19. Changes in living organisms are the result of what?






20. What are Liposomes?






21. What is chemical selection?






22. Changes in living organisms are the result of what?






23. About how old is the earth?






24. What is the advantage of proteins over RNA?






25. What is a Protobiont?






26. About how old is the solar system?






27. According to the seven characteristics of life - are viruses alive?






28. What are Liposomes?






29. What is the advantage of DNA over RNA?






30. What have experiments shown about prebiotic synthesis of polymers in aqueous solutions?






31. What was the extraterrestrial/Panspermia hypothesis?






32. What are Coacervates?






33. What is the advantage of proteins over RNA?






34. Around when did prokaryotic organisms first appear?






35. About how long ago did life first appear?






36. About how long ago did life first appear?






37. Around when did eukaryotic organisms first appear?






38. What was the deep-sea vent hypothesis?






39. What is the advantage of DNA over RNA?






40. According to the seven characteristics of life - are viruses alive?






41. What are three advantages multicellularity provides for eukaryotes?






42. Around when did multicellular eukaryotic organisms first appear?






43. What are fossils?






44. Where could RNA polymerization have first occured if not in water?






45. Prokaryotic life arose during what eon?






46. What have experiments shown about prebiotic synthesis of polymers in aqueous solutions?






47. What are three advantages multicellularity provides for eukaryotes?






48. About how old is the universe?






49. About how long ago did the earth's crust cool?






50. What was the 1st of the overlapping stages in the origin of life?