BIO 181

BIO 181 FINAL STUDY GUIDE.docx

BIO 181 - FINAL STUDY GUIDE /BIO 181 - FINAL STUDY GUIDE. 1. How did the four macromolecules appear on early earth? Components of “Primitive Soup”  Carbohydrates, Lipids, Nucleic Acids, Proteins (four macromolecules of life) We don’t have a clear answer but there are numerous hypotheses. 2. List and explain the basis/background for the four main theories of how life originated on early earth. Are there any challenges these theories have to overcome? a) Oparin-Haldane Hypothesis (te...