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Evolution - Origin of Life, Chemical Evolution

Biology ยท Grade 12 ยท Week 20 ยท 25 questions

In NEET and CBSE Grade 12, Evolution is an essential chapter exploring Origin of Life and Chemical Evolution. Accurate, labelled diagrams from NCERT carry huge weight โ€” practise them until you can draw from memory.

What you'll practise

  • Describe Origin of Life
  • Identify Chemical Evolution
  • Solve CBSE board-pattern problems from evolution including NCERT exemplar-level questions
All 25 questions in this Evolution - Origin of Life, Chemical Evolution quiz

Grade 12 Biology โ€” Evolution - Origin of Life, Chemical Evolution: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

  1. The origin of life on Earth is believed to have occurred:
  2. Chemical evolution refers to:
  3. The primitive atmosphere of Earth contained:
  4. Oparin and Haldane hypothesized that:
  5. The Miller-Urey experiment demonstrated that:
  6. In the Miller-Urey experiment, energy sources included:
  7. The Miller-Urey experiment produced:
  8. Abiogenesis refers to:
  9. The first self-replicating molecule was likely:
  10. The RNA world hypothesis proposes that:
  11. Which of the following best describes what ribozymes are?
  12. Coacervates are:
  13. Proteinoid microspheres are:
  14. Chemical evolution stages include:
  15. The earliest fossils are:
  16. Stromatolites are:
  17. Free oxygen in the atmosphere increased due to:
  18. The Great Oxidation Event occurred:
  19. Extremophiles are:
  20. Panspermia is a hypothesis that:
  21. Prebiotic chemistry refers to:
  22. The first cells were likely:
  23. Heterotrophy likely preceded autotrophy because:
  24. The endosymbiotic theory explains:
  25. Evidence for chemical evolution includes:
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The origin of life on Earth is believed to have occurred: