The First Chemicals That Provided Potential Energy on Earth May

question 13

Multiple Choice

The first chemicals that provided potential energy on Earth may have been formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide. While these were produced by sunlight-driven reactions, they also occurred around deep-sea vents. If the first organisms on Earth evolved around these vents, the first life on Earth was ________.

• A) photosynthetic, obtaining energy from the Sun
• B) chemosynthetic, obtaining energy from chemicals
• C) herbivorous, obtaining energy from plants
• D) carnivorous, obtaining energy from animals

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Definitions:

Timely Decisions

Making decisions or choices at the right time, without unnecessary delay, allowing for effective action and response to opportunities or challenges.

Group Success

The achievement of goals or objectives by a group or team through collaborative efforts, cooperation, and collective skills and abilities.

Ego Tripper

An individual overly involved with their own interests and achievements, often at the expense of considering those of others.

Negative Artist

A term not widely recognized or defined in mainstream discourse, potentially referring to an artist who explores themes of negativity or pessimism. NO.