Chapter 25 – Early Earth and the Origin of Life – Homework
Chapter 26 –The History of Life on Earth – Homework
1. Contrast and compare the atmospheric conditions on the early earth with the modern earth.
2. Describe the “steps” of the origin of life as outlined by Oparin and Haldane.
3. Describe how the famous experiment by Miller and Urey tested the early earth conditions and
the steps from Oparin and Haldane.
4. Discuss the RNA world hypothesis and the evidence that backs it up.
5. Describe three limitations of using fossils for phylogeny.
6. Discuss the evidence supporting an endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria and
chloroplasts.
7. Early organisms like the cyanobacteria reproduce only by binary fission. Explain if this
would speed up or slow down evolution.
8. Discuss what the observations of the life forms found around the volcanic vents on the ocean
floor suggest about the possible origin of life on Earth.
9. Plate tectonics shows that the major continental land areas of earth have drifted over
geological time. Discuss what affect the moving land masses might have had on the
climate or environment and their possible consequences in evolution of life on our
planet.
10. Contrast and compare the following situations:
a) the speed of evolution on a planet does not have plate tectonics and the climate of the
planet is extremely stable.
b) the speed of evolution on a planet that is hit by meteors at periodic intervals.
11. Explain why is it likely that Hox genes have played a major role in the evolution of novel
morphological forms.
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