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Scientists started to
formulate a series of
theories regarding the
emergence of life
forms on the planet
and relate it to the
physical changes on
Earth’s environment.
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How do primitive life forms
emerge?
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Learning Competency
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to do the following:
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Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to do the following:
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
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What are the major events in
each part of the geologic
timescale?
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Phanerozoic
Eon (542 MYA)
Precambrian
Eon (4 BYA)
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Phanerozoic
Eon (542 MYA)
Precambrian
Eon (4 BYA)
Proterozoic
Archean
Hadean
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Phanerozoic
Eon (542 MYA)
Precambrian
Eon (4 BYA)
Cenozoic era Mesozoic era Paleozoic era
Proterozoic is also known as is also known as is also known as
the ‘age of the ‘age of the ‘age of
Archean mammals reptiles’ invertebrates’
Hadean
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Phanerozoic
Eon (542 MYA) Cenozoic era
Precambrian
Eon (4 BYA)
Mesozoic era
Tertiary
Proterozoic Quaternary
Period
Period
mammals
Archean human evolution
Plaeozoic era diversity
Hadean
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Archean
Plaeozoic era Triassic Period
Hadean first mammals, first dinosaurs
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Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Phanerozoic Permian
Eon (542 MYA) Cenozoic era
Carboniferous
Precambrian
Eon (4 BYA) Devonian
Mesozoic era
Proterozoic Silurian
Archean Ordovician
Paleozoic era
Hadean
Cambrian 16
Earth’s Geologic Time Scale
Phanerozoic
Eon (542 MYA) Cenozoic era
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Tips
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Tips
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How do you think scientists
tried to explain their early ideas
regarding the origin of life on
Earth?
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Theories on the Origin of Life on Earth
Theories
regarding the
primordial soup theory
origin of life
on Earth
theory of panspermia
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Theories on the Origin of Life on Earth
Spontaneous Generation
Spontaneous Generation
Theory of Panspermia
● The theory of
panspermia
(exogenesis)
suggests that
building blocks of
life came from
another planet.
Origin of life on Earth according to the
panspermia theory 25
Theories on the Origin of Life on Earth
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Check Your Understanding
Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian 31
Check Your Understanding
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Tertiary
Quaternary 32
Let’s Sum It Up!
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Let’s Sum It Up!
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Let’s Sum It Up!
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Let’s Sum It Up!
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Challenge Yourself
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Photo Credit
● Slide 23.: Panspermie by Silver Spoon Sokpop is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia
Commons.
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Bibliography
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Winston.
Klug, W.S., Spencer, C.A., and Cummings, M.R. 2016. Concepts of Genetics. Boston: Pearson.
Rakesh Kumar Rastogi. 2007. Concepts of Biology XII. New Delhi: Rastogi Publications.
Reece, J.B. and Campbell, N.A. 2011. Campbell Biology. Boston: Benjamin Cummings/Pearson.
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