Origin of life

Question 1

What is the Fermi Paradox?

Answer 1

The question of why we haven’t detected other civilizations despite high probability

Question 2

What are stromatolites?

Answer 2

Layered rock structures created by microbial mats

Question 3

Which experiment demonstrated that organic molecules could form in early Earth-like conditions?

Answer 3

Miller–Urey experiment

Question 4

What is abiogenesis?

Answer 4

Spontaneous generation of life from non-living material

Question 5

Which environment is currently favored as the origin site for early life?

Answer 5

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Question 6

What is a coacervate?

Answer 6

A tiny droplet of organic molecules capable of growth and division

Question 7

What property of mineral surfaces supports the origin of life?

Answer 7

They can catalyze and organize organic molecules

Question 8

Why is the left-handedness of amino acids significant?

Answer 8

Life exclusively uses left-handed amino acids despite natural mixtures

Question 9

What key biological capability evolved around 2.7 billion years ago?

Answer 9

Oxygen-producing photosynthesis