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1.3 Biology Notebook: Earth’s Early Atmosphere Page 1: Origin of Life on Earth What makes Earth an ideal home for its diverse inhabitants? Key Terms: Jot down terms and definitions that are new to you. You will see them used in the lesson. Page 2: The Early Earth What was Earth’s early atmosphere made of? Compare and contrast early Earth and modern Earth. What are organic molecules? Why are scientists interested in the origin of organic molecules? What are two examples of organic molecules that scientists think first formed? Why are the reactions that occurred in early earth different from modern Earth? Page 3: Chemical Experiments What hypothesis did Miller and Urey want to test? What did their experiment produce? What did they add to make it like Earth’s early atmosphere? Where did they think that the energy came from to cause this process to occur? 1 Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.
What was formed based on the results of the experiment? Page 4: Chemical Evolution What is another way that organic molecules might have arrived on Earth? How did large organic molecules form without the presence of enzymes? What do all living organisms contain? Explain the RNA world hypothesis. (Be sure to explain the significance of both DNA and RNA) Define catalyst. Explain what helps RNA catalyze. Page 5: Early Cells Describe the earliest cells. Did the first prokaryotic cells need oxygen? How did the first prokaryotic cells obtain energy? Define heterotroph. What did the early cells have as a food source? List the four types of cells found today that scientists believe are similar to the early cells on Earth and one interesting fact about each. 1. 2. 2 Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.
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