Lecture 16: Evolution of Microbial Life Flashcards
1
Q
Has spontaneous generation been proven or disproven by science?
A
Disproven
2
Q
Which scientist recreated the early conditions on Earth and made molecules which are required by life?
A
Stanley Miller
3
Q
Carbon dating is very accurate for the dating of ____.
A
Samples that are less than 50,000 years old.
4
Q
What is the theory of spontaneous generation?
A
Life suddenly appeared in its present form from nothing
5
Q
What is the Panspermia theory?
A
The idea that life seeded from space
6
Q
What is the Primordial soup theory?
A
The idea that life is from a lifeless Earth
