AP BIOLOGY History of Life on Earth—How Life Probably Emerged.
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AP BIOLOGYHistory of Life on Earth—How Life Probably Emerged
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Step 1: The earth’s atmosphere formed Emerging from
volcanoes, gases such as NH3, CH4, H2O vapor, and H2 (but not Oxygen) invaded the atmosphere of the early Earth
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Step 2: The seas formed
The gases condensed to form the seas as the earth cooled
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Step 3: Simple organic molecules appeared Energy (from Ultraviolet light, lightning,
heat, and radioactivity) transformed inorganic molecules to organic ones, including amino acids.
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Step 4: Polymers and self-replicating molecules appeared These may have formed through
dehydration, or the removal of water molecules
Proteinoids (protein-like molecules) can be produced from polypeptides by dehydrating amino acids with heat
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Step 5: Heterotrophic prokaryotes appeared Heterotrophs consume organic
substances to survive (Example: pathogenic bacteria); since there was a limited amount of organic material on the early Earth, heterotrophs competed and natural selection occurred—these first cells were anaerobic
The buildup of CO2 from fermentation allowed for plenty of CO2 to be available for photosynthesis later.
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Step 6: Autotrophic prokaryotes appeared A heterotroph mutated and gained the
ability to produce its own food using light energy, making it an autotroph (e.g. photosynthetic bacteria); this was a highly successful strategy compared to a heterotroph
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Step 7: Oxygen and the ozone layer appeared Photosynthesis produces oxygen, which
interacts with UV light to form the ozone layer—this production of oxygen allowed for aerobic respiration
The ozone layer blocks UV light from reaching the earth’s surface
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Step 8: Eukaryotes appeared Eukaryotes appeared, particularly those
with mitochondria and chloroplasts Endosymbiotic Theory proposes that
groups of prokaryotes associated in symbiotic relationships to form eukaryotes
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Step 9: Life evolved
Natural selection produced the variety of organisms that have existed throughout the earth’s history