What Shows That the Building Blocks of Life Form Naturally

question 58

Multiple Choice

What shows that the building blocks of life form naturally under a wide range of circumstances?

• A) the Miller-Urey experiment
• B) the Chicxulub event
• C) the earliest fossils
• D) the Drake equation

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Definitions:

Amniocentesis

Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis to sample amniotic fluid, testing for genetic conditions and fetal infections.

Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)

A test used to find genetic defects that involves taking samples of hairlike material that surrounds the embryo.

Ultrasound Sonography

A process in which high-frequency sound waves scan the mother’s womb to produce an image of the unborn baby, whose size and shape can then be assessed.

Teratogen

An environmental agent, such as a drug, chemical, virus, or other factor that produces a birth defect.