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#Question id: 4952


Several scientific laboratories across the globe are involved in research concerning the origin of life on Earth. Which of these questions is currently the most problematic and would have the greatest impact on our understanding if we were able to answer it?

#XL - T Zoology
  1. How can amino acids, simple sugars, and nucleotides be synthesized abiotically?

  2. How can RNA molecules catalyze reactions?

  3. How did RNA sequences come to carry the code for amino acid sequences?

  4. How could polymers involving lipids and/or proteins form membranes in aqueous environments?

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#Question id: 8910

#XL - S Microbiology

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

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#Question id: 8911

#XL - R Botany

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

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#Question id: 8911

#XL - S Microbiology

The larvae of some insects are merely small versions of the adult, whereas the larvae of other insects look completely different from adults, eat different foods, and may live in different habitats. Which of the following most directly favors the evolution of the latter, more radical, kind of metamorphosis?

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#Question id: 8912

#XL - R Botany

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 8912

#XL - S Microbiology

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition

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#Question id: 8912

#XL - T Zoology

Both animals and fungi are heterotrophic. What distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy is that only animals derive their nutrition