Origin of Life Quiz

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Origin of Life Quiz

Quiz for science & apologetics courses by Chris Ashcraft

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1. Spontaneous generation was conclusively disproved in 1859 by what notable Bible-believing scientist. *

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a. Sir Isaac Newton

b. Francesco Redi

c. Gregor Mendel

d. Louis Pasteur

2. Ernst Haeckel is best known for his advancements of the Darwin’s theory in Germany. He fraudulently fabricated the existence of a “first cell” that he called Monerans. Why? *

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a. It allowed him to support the theory of spontaneous generation that had been previously disproven.

b. The origin of life is a necessary foundation for the “theory of evolution”, which he desperately wanted to advance.

c. He presumed the prior existence of a simple protocell that is “nothing more than a shapeless, mobile, little lump of mucus or slime” even though observed cells are vastly complex and often geometrically shapely.

d. All of the above.

3. The Earth is believed to be 4.6 billion years old. When is life thought to have begun? *

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a. 900 million years ago

b. 11.9 billion years ago

c. 11 million years ago

d. 3.9 billion years ago

4. The “first cell” must have been able to perform all the following except which? *

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a. Store information

b. Retrieve and dispense products

c. Process energy

d. Reproduce

5. The “Origin of life” is generally thought to begin with what process? *

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a. The natural chemical evolution of molecular building blocks

b. The origin of asexual reproduction

c. Aggregation into a coacervate

d. Molecular formation through crystal-genesis

6. Cell organelles (mitochondria, chloroplast, etc) are believed to have originated from a process known as? *

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a. Eukaryosis

b. Prokaryotic assemblage

c. Endosymbiosis

d. Coacervation

7. Why is DNA perhaps the most powerful argument for intelligent design? *

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a. The double-helix structure is irreducibly complex.

b. It is coded information – and information is only known to come from an intelligent mind.

c. It is made of only right-handed Ribose.

d. It contains codons that serve no purpose other than to specify amino acids.

8. What did evolutionists originally assume about DNA that is now known to be completely wrong? *

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The building blocks can form in a simulated Earth atmosphere.

It is mostly "junk" because it was formed by random mutations.

It is a structural molecule used to make the cytoskeleton with no other biological function.

Because it is information it must have been intentionally sent through interstellar space from advanced aliens.

9. Protein machines (kinesin, flagellum, ATP synthase) can not be explained by Darwinian mechanism because... *

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They are formed from a racemic mixture of molecules.

Proteins can not survive the harsh conditions of space.

They are irreducibly complex and unable to be built by "numerous successive slight modifications" as Darwin envisioned.

Darwin's theories did not account for the origin of molecular machines.

10. Early origin of life theories assumed the ancient Earth was significantly different in what way? *

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a. The Earth atmosphere was rich in methane and ammonia.

b. It had a non-oxygen (reducing) atmosphere.

c. The sunlight was polarized inducing the formation of chiral (left-handed) molecules.

d. Oceans containing dissolved methane and hydrogen gas.

11. Amino acids are a problem for origin of life theories because of all the following except which? *

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a. Amino acids are only formed by living cells.

b. Oxygen will prevent amino acids from forming and will destroy any that are formed.

c. Amino acids react more readily with other molecules than amino acids, therefore a chain of amino acids is highly unlikely under natural conditions.

d. Only left-handed amino acids are found in proteins.

12. Why is NASA looking for amino acids on asteroids? *

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The Big Bang is believed to have formed amino acids during the inflation.

The spontaneous origin of life on Earth has so many challenges that many believe that cells or organic molecules must have come from space.

Asteroids are material-rich sources of organic compounds that have financial value.

Amino acids have never been found on asteroids and would be proof of exobiological origin of life.

13. What is gene expression? *

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The technical term for how the information found in DNA is “expressed” - meaning used to make proteins.

A molecular machine that transports material within a cell.

Happens when nucleus is induced to express chromatin.

The method by which genes are distributed within population through viral transmission.

14. What is the name of the RNA molecule that brings amino acids to the ribosome? *

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Messenger RNA

Ribosomal RNA

Single-stranded DNA

Transfer RNA

15. Cells require multiple types of complex macromolecules to function, but why does Protein and DNA create such a substantial problem for evolution? *

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a. The odds of getting even a single protein to form naturally is beyond astronomical – 1X10e164

b. There is no basis for the relationship between the genetic codons and the amino acids they specify.

c. A cell must have proteins to make DNA - and it must have DNA to make proteins.

d. All of the above.

16. Francis Crick (co-discoverer of DNA) believes that the origin of life came through what means? *

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He ultimately concluded that a divine intelligence must be resonsible.

Deep sea geothermal vents that are shielded from oxidation and provide an opportunity for molecular development.

Asteroids that have been found with amino acids favoring left-handed forms.

Directed Panspermia - advanced aliens sent life to Earth in the distant past.

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