Campbell Biology in Focus; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780134433776
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Textbook Question
Chapter 24, Problem 2TYU
Fossilized stromatolites
- A. more than 2.8 billion years old have not been discovered.
- B. formed around deep-sea vents.
- C. resemble structures formed by bacterial communities that are found today in some shallow marine bays.
- D. provide evidence that photosynthesis was occurring in the oceans by 2.5 billion years ago.
Expert Solution & Answer
Trending nowThis is a popular solution!
Students have asked these similar questions
Scientists think that terrestrial life probably originated in Earth's oceans becauseChoose one:
A. energy was available there.
B. all of the chemical pieces were there.
C. All of the possible answers are correct.
D. the earliest evidence for life on Earth comes in ocean-dwelling forms.
What is meant by the term fossil fuel?
a.
In order to obtain energy from these fuels, a technique known as fossilization must be used.
b.
The fuel was formed from ancient plant and animal life, representations of which are sometimes
found as fossil imprints.
C.
The fuel itself must be taken from older rock samples that frequently contain embedded fossil
remains.
7.
What did the biology experiments on the Viking landers discover?
A. Although Mars's soil is chemically active, it does not contain obviously active micro-organisms.
B. The soil on Mars has much more microbial life in it than a typical soil on the Earth does.
C. Small, nearly microscopic plants are common in the Martian soil.
D. Although there does not appear to be life on Mars today, the soil is full of microscopic fossils.
Chapter 24 Solutions
Campbell Biology in Focus; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Ch. 24.1 - What hypothesis did Miller test in his classic...Ch. 24.1 - How would the appearance of protocells have...Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.1 - Prob. 4CCCh. 24.2 - Contrast the cellular and DNA structures of...Ch. 24.2 - Distinguish between the four major modes of...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 24.3 - Although rare on a per gene basis, new mutations...Ch. 24.3 - Distinguish between the three mechanisms by which...
Ch. 24.3 - In a rapidly changing environment, which bacterial...Ch. 24.3 - WHAT IF? If a nonpathogenic bacterium were to...Ch. 24.4 - Explain how molecular systematics and metagenomics...Ch. 24.4 - WHAT IF? What would the discovery of a bacterial...Ch. 24.5 - Explain how prokaryotes, though small, can be...Ch. 24.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 24.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 24.5 - Prob. 4CCCh. 24 - Which of the following steps has not yet been...Ch. 24 - Fossilized stromatolites A. more than 2.8 billion...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 24 - Photoautotrophs use A. light as an energy source...Ch. 24 - Which of the following statements is not true? A....Ch. 24 - Prob. 6TYUCh. 24 - Plantlike photosynthesis that releases O2 occurs...Ch. 24 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY INTERPRET THE DATA The...Ch. 24 - FOCUS ON EVOLUTION In patients infected with...Ch. 24 - FOCUS ON ENERGY AND MATTER In a short essay (about...Ch. 24 - Prob. 11TYU
Additional Science Textbook Solutions
Find more solutions based on key concepts
Match the people in column A to their contribution toward the advancement of microbiology, in column B. Column ...
Microbiology: An Introduction
How does trandlation differ from transcription?
Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
The correct term for production of offspring. Introduction: Reproduction is an important life process for most ...
Biology Illinois Edition (Glencoe Science)
Gregor Mendel never saw a gene, yet he concluded that some inherited factors were responsible for the patterns ...
Campbell Essential Biology (6th Edition) - standalone book
Some people compare DNA to a blueprint stored in the office of a construction company. Explain how this analogy...
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- Which of the following describes the organisms and/or processes that were most influential in the creation of early Earth ecosystems? a. Extinction of animals and domination of plants b. Build up the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide c. Prokaryotic production of an oxygen rich environment d. Eukaryotic growtharrow_forwardA. How old is the Earth? B. How long did the longest eon (so far) last? C. How many years ago did the most recent epoch begin? D. How many mass extinction events has the Earth witnessed so far?arrow_forwardMartian meteorites found in Antarctica were determined to possibly contain life. Scientists looked skeptically at these meteorites because a. their results suggest unusual chemical signatures that do not indicate life. b. features thought to be Martian fossils could be nonbiochemical formations. c. it is impossible for a piece of the Martian surface to fall to Earth. d. both a and b are true.arrow_forward
- Place these events in the history of life on Earth in the order that they occurred. a. accumulation of O2 in Earth’s atmosphere b. colonization of land by plants and fungi c. diversification of animals (Cambrian explosion) d. origin of eukaryotes e. origin of humans f. origin of multicellular organisms g. origin of prokaryotesarrow_forwardThe oxygen revolution changed Earth’s environmentdramatically. Which of the following took advantage of thepresence of free oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?(A) the evolution of cellular respiration, which used oxygen tohelp harvest energy from organic molecules(B) the persistence of some animal groups in anaerobichabitats(C) the evolution of photosynthetic pigments that protectedearly algae from the corrosive effects of oxygen(D) the evolution of chloroplasts after early protists incorporated photosynthetic cyanobacteriaarrow_forwardThe fossil record shows that in just the last 600 million years, there have been five instances of sharp decreases in the diversity and abundance of living organisms. what are these events? a. droughts b. mass extinctions c. reversals of the earth's magnetic field d. great migrationarrow_forward
- 1) According to the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of chloroplasts, photosynthetic prokaryotic cells________? 2) The tremendous increase in the diversity of animals beginning about 542 million years ago is called the______? 3) Two completely unrelated species that are found in the same environment are observed to have the same adaptation. This observation describes_________?arrow_forwardWhich of the following do not provide evidence that a meteor strike was a partial cause of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction? a. A potential meteor crater off the coast of Mexico b. High layers of iridium in soil deposits in the geologic record at that time c. Shocked quartz was formed in large quantities at that time around the potential impact site d. An ozone hole appeared in the atmosphere at the time of the meteor strikearrow_forwardWhich of the following represent issues of great uncertainty regarding early Earth? Choose one or more: ✓ A. whether early life forms were thermophiles or psychrophiles B. whether first life was prokaryotic or eukaryotic C. whether life evolved here or was of extraplanetary origin D. whether first organisms were aerobes or anaerobes O E. role of methanogens and atmospheric methanearrow_forward
- This tropical area that existed 37-29mya provided was home to many various species, including several primate species, including Parapithecus. a.Rukwa Rift Basin b.Hubei Province c. Fayumarrow_forwardPart 1: Use this image to describe the relationship between H, F. and D, including how closely they are related to each other, and determine the most recent common ancestor for these species. Part 2: Using the above image, estimate how long ago the common ancestor for H, F, and D lived. Part 3: Of species H, F, and D, which have gone extinct without producing any evolutionary descendants? Provide evidence to support your answer.arrow_forwardFossil insects many times larger than any insects alive today have been dated to the Carboniferous and Permian periods. These fossils are evidence that during these periods a. the climate was much warmer than it is today. b. the oxygen concentration of the atmosphere was significantly higher than it is today. c. the carbon dioxide concentration of the atmosphere was lower than it is today. d. insects had fewer competitors for food than modern insects. e. there were fewer predators on insects than there are today.arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSON
Biology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStax
Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education
Microorganisms | Genetics | Biology | FuseSchool; Author: FuseSchool - Global Education;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSitT0oOoyc;License: Standard youtube license