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2. Please%return%this%booklet%along%with%your%scantron%to%the%TA%when%you%are%done.%
3. Please%answer%the%following%questions%–%there%is%only%1%correct%answer%to%each%question.%
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1) The(phenomenon(we(call(life(emerges(at(the(level(of:(
a. The(monomer,(like(Carbon,(Hydrogen,(Oxygen(and(Nitrogen,(which(are(essential(
building(blocks(of(life.(
b. The(DNA(or(protein(polymer,(which(contains(the(heritable(information(and(can(catalyze(
it’s(own(replication.(
c. The(Biosphere,(where(essential(interconnections(and(species(interactions(are(necessary.(
d. The(cell,(either(unicellular(or(multicellular,(and(that(may(contain(several(compartments.(
e. All(of(the(above.(
(
2) All(Life(can(be(organized(into:(
a. Five(higher(level(Kingdoms,(namely(plants,(animals,(protists,(fungi(and(archeaebacteria.(
b. One(Phylum,(including(all(extinct(and(extant(unicellular(and(multicellular(organisms.(
c. One(Genus,(including(all(microscopic(bacteria(and(colony(forming(organisms.(
d. Three(higher(level(Domains,(which(together(include(all(prokaryotes(and(eukaryotes.(
e. None(of(the(above,(as(only(1.8(million(species(have(so(far(been(discovered.(
(
3) The(4-stage(hypothesis(ultimately(seeks(to(explain(the(formation(of:(
a. Very(simple(cells.(
b. Life(from(pre-existing(life,(as(demonstrated(by(Louis(Pasteur(in(1862.(
c. Life(via(spontaneous(generation,(as(compiled(by(Aristotle.(
d. Essential(chemical(elements,(such(as(Carbon(and(Nitrogen(formed(in(stars.(
e. None(of(the(above.(
(
4) Stanley(Miller’s(1953(experiments(yielded:(
a. Self-replicating(polymers(capable(of(catalysis(as(well(as(storage(of(heritable(information.(
b. Amino(acids(and(hydrocarbons(in(a(reducing(atmosphere.(
c. Self-assembling(compartments(or(micelles(capable(of(growth(and(reproduction.(
d. Inorganic(molecules(under(oxidizing(conditions.(
e. All(of(the(above.(
(
5) Lightning(and(intense(UV(radiation(provided:(
a. The(energy(for(abiotic(synthesis(of(organic(compounds(on(early(Earth.(
b. The(catalyst(for(biotic(synthesis(of(inorganic(compounds.(
c. The(reducing(atmosphere(that(triggered(chemical(bond(formation(in(hydrogen(gas,(
methane(and(ammonia.(
d. The(trigger(for(the(disruption(of(chemical(bonds(while(early(prokaryotes(added(02(to(air.(
e. A(hostile(environment(conducive(to(the(six(mass(extinctions(on(Earth.(
(
( (
BIOL-1010 Spring 2018 2
BIOL-1010(( ( ( Name(&(Points(Earned:(_______________________________________(
Intro(to(Biology( ( ( TA(&(Section(Name:(__________________________________________(
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1. Please%turn%the%page%only%when%it%is%announced%that%you%may%start%the%exam.%
2. Please%return%this%booklet%along%with%your%scantron%to%the%TA%when%you%are%done.%
3. Please%answer%the%following%questions%–%there%is%only%1%correct%answer%to%each%question.%
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1) The(phenomenon(we(call(life(emerges(at(the(level(of:(
a. The(monomer,(like(Carbon,(Hydrogen,(Oxygen(and(Nitrogen,(which(are(essential(
building(blocks(of(life.(
b. The(DNA(or(protein(polymer,(which(contains(the(heritable(information(and(can(catalyze(
it’s(own(replication.(
c. The(Biosphere,(where(essential(interconnections(and(species(interactions(are(necessary.(
d. The(cell,(either(unicellular(or(multicellular,(and(that(may(contain(several(compartments.(
e. All(of(the(above.(
(
2) All(Life(can(be(organized(into:(
a. Five(higher(level(Kingdoms,(namely(plants,(animals,(protists,(fungi(and(archeaebacteria.(
b. One(Phylum,(including(all(extinct(and(extant(unicellular(and(multicellular(organisms.(
c. One(Genus,(including(all(microscopic(bacteria(and(colony(forming(organisms.(
d. Three(higher(level(Domains,(which(together(include(all(prokaryotes(and(eukaryotes.(
e. None(of(the(above,(as(only(1.8(million(species(have(so(far(been(discovered.(
(
3) The(4-stage(hypothesis(ultimately(seeks(to(explain(the(formation(of:(
a. Very(simple(cells.(
b. Life(from(pre-existing(life,(as(demonstrated(by(Louis(Pasteur(in(1862.(
c. Life(via(spontaneous(generation,(as(compiled(by(Aristotle.(
d. Essential(chemical(elements,(such(as(Carbon(and(Nitrogen(formed(in(stars.(
e. None(of(the(above.(
(
4) Stanley(Miller’s(1953(experiments(yielded:(
a. Self-replicating(polymers(capable(of(catalysis(as(well(as(storage(of(heritable(information.(
b. Amino(acids(and(hydrocarbons(in(a(reducing(atmosphere.(
c. Self-assembling(compartments(or(micelles(capable(of(growth(and(reproduction.(
d. Inorganic(molecules(under(oxidizing(conditions.(
e. All(of(the(above.(
(
5) Lightning(and(intense(UV(radiation(provided:(
a. The(energy(for(abiotic(synthesis(of(organic(compounds(on(early(Earth.(
b. The(catalyst(for(biotic(synthesis(of(inorganic(compounds.(
c. The(reducing(atmosphere(that(triggered(chemical(bond(formation(in(hydrogen(gas,(
methane(and(ammonia.(
d. The(trigger(for(the(disruption(of(chemical(bonds(while(early(prokaryotes(added(02(to(air.(
e. A(hostile(environment(conducive(to(the(six(mass(extinctions(on(Earth.(
(
( (
BIOL-1010 Spring 2018 2
