Topic 1.5

Question 1

Endosymbiotic theory

Answer 1

Symbiogenesis, endosymbiotic theory, or serial endosymbiotic theory, is the leading evolutionary theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic organisms

Question 2

Endosymbiosis

Answer 2

Symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other.

Question 3

Symbiotic relationship

Answer 3

The living together of two dissimilar organisms in more or less intimate association or close union

Question 4

Mutualistic relationship

Answer 4

A mutualistic relationship is when two organisms of different species “work together,” each benefiting from the relationship

Question 5

Spontaneous generation

Answer 5

The supposed production of living organisms from non-living matter, as inferred from the apparent appearance of life in some supposedly sterile environments.

Question 6

Miller-Urey experiment

Answer 6

The Miller–Urey experiment was a chemical experiment that simulated the conditions thought at the time to be present on the early Earth and tested the chemical origin of life under those conditions.

Question 7

Genetic code

Answer 7

The means by which DNA and RNA molecules carry genetic information in living cells.