Origin of Life

Q.

Louis Pasteur was associated with:

1. The theory of special creation

2. The theory of spontaneous creation

3. The theory of biogenesis

4. None of the above

Q. The transmission of characters from parents to offsprings is called _______.

1. genetics
2. genotype
3. heredity
4. phenotype

Q.

The theory which explains that life originates every day from nonliving matter is known as the theory of spontaneous generation.

1. True
2. False

Q. The theory which explains that life originates everyday from nonliving matter, is known as the theory of spontaneous generation.

1. True
2. False

Q. Francesco Redi experimentally proved

1. Biogenesis
2. None of the above
3. Abiogenesis
4. Spontaneous origin of life

Q.

The theory which explains that life originates every day from nonliving matter is known as the theory of spontaneous generation.

1. True
2. False

Q. Francesco Redi experimentally proved .

1. biogenesis
2. abiogenesis
3. mutation theory

Q. Origin of life on primitive Earth occurred in:

1. Air
2. Water
3. Comets
4. Volcanic mountains

Q. Miller’s experimental setup replicated the conditions of primitive Earth and witnessed the formation of complex organic molecules, such as _______.

1. Urea
2. amino acids
3. ammonia
4. proteins

Q. What is the key feature of the members of a species?

1. Same genotype
2. Similar size
3. Ability to interbreed
4. Similar appearance

Q. The big bang theory was proposed by Georges Lemaître.

1. True
2. False

Q. The ratio of which of the following gases was 2:1:2, in Miller's experiment?

1. Methane : Ammonia : Hydrogen
2. Ammonia : Methane : Hydrogen
3. Hydrogen: Ammonia : Ethane
4. Methane : Hydrogen: Ammonia

Q. Origin of life on primitive Earth occured in water.

1. False
2. True

Q.

Life was first formed in

1. The oceans of primitive earth

2. The freshwaters of primitive earth

3. The primordial atmosphere of the earth

4. The primordial lithosphere of the earth