Evolution Flashcards

1
Q

How old is Universe

A

20 bya

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2
Q

______ comprises the Universe

A

Huge cluster of galaxies

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3
Q

How old is earth

A

4.5 bya

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4
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What were released from molten mass covered the surface of earth

A

Water vapour, methane, CO2, NH3

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5
Q

Life appeared

A

500 m yrs after earth
4 bya

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6
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Panspermia
Who?
What?
Units of life called?
Fav idea of?

A

+Early greek thinkers
+Units of life got transferred to. different planets including earth
+ Spores
+Astronomers

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7
Q

Theory of spontaneous generation
•belief
•proved wrong by
Theory of biogenesis
•life comes from
•pre-sterilised flasks
Open air flasks

A

*life came from decaying and rotting material like mud straw
*Louis Pasteur
*Life comes from pre existing cells
*Life did not come from killed yeast
*New living org arose from killed yeast

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8
Q

Life from pre existing non living org molecules chemical evolution
* Proposed by
*Molecules like
*Life formation was proceeded by

A

*Oparin of Russia and haldane from England
* Rna protein etc
*Chem evolution

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9
Q

*condition on earth
*Similar cond created by
*Electric discharge in a closed flask containing
*Obs formation of
*What aa
*In similar exp, others obs
*Ratio of ch3:NH3:h2
*1st life

A
  • high temperatures, volcanic storms, reducing atmosphere containing (ch4, NH3)
  • American scientist, SL Miller in 1953
    *Closed flask containing ch4 h2 NH3 and water vapour at 800°C
    *Formation of amino acids
    (AAG) Alanine aspartic acid glycine
    *Sugar, nitrogen bases, pigment and fats
    *2:1:2
    *Water
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10
Q

1st non cellular forms of life
They were?

A

3 bya / 3000 mya
Rna protein pollysaccaride

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11
Q

1st cellular forms of life
Which habitat?

A

2 bya / 2000 mya
Water ( aquatic)

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12
Q

1st auto trophic org

A

Chemo autotrophs
Never released O2

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13
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Theory of special creation
1.
2.
3.

A
  1. All living org were created as such
  2. Diversity was always same since creation and will remain same in future
  3. The earth is about 4000 years old

Sea voyage

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14
Q

Sea voyage
*Ship
*By
* Conclusion

A
  • HMS beagle
  • Charles Darwin
  • Existing living forms share similarities to varying degrees not only among themselves but also w life forms that existed mya
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