Post: Write two short paragraphs based upon lecture information, information taken from the TED Talk, and information from personal research as it pertains to our discussion of the origins of early life.
Paragraph Prompt 1: Given what you know about early life, why might prokaryotes have had greater flexibility in evolving that eukaryotes? How might organic compounds have formed on Earth? How did the early conditions on Earth promotes the steps necessary for life to form? Why were nucleic acids necessary for the evolution of life? What is a protobiont, and how can life arise from abiotic sources?
Paragraph Prompt 2: Identify a research article published within the last 10 years that focuses on the evolution of early life on Earth. How is your article related to the information you addressed in your first paragraph?