A number of experimental investigations have provided evidence that the conditions early in the Earth's history provided an environment capable of generating complex
organic molecules and simple cell-like structures.
(a) Describe one scientific model for the origin of organic molecules on Earth.
(b) Explain how RNA has the essential features of the earliest genetic material.
(c) Predict the effect that introduction of free oxygen in the atmosphere had on the
prokaryotic species of the time.

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those characteristics are cellular organization, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, heredity, response to stimuli, growth and development, and adaptation through evolution. some things, such as a virus, demonstrate only a few of these characteristics and are, therefore, not alive

in addition to being able to metabolize, grow, digest food, and excrete wastes, what other functions must an organism perform if it is to survive? survival also depends on the ability to maintain one's boundaries, to move, to respond to stimuli, and to reproduce. oxygen is a survival need.

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