NEETBiologyEvolutionMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following is incorrect about
the characteristics of protobionts (coacervates
and microspheres) as envisaged in the abiogenic
origin of life?
- AThey could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings
- BThey were able to reproduce
- CThey were partially isolated from the surruounding
- DThey could maintain an internal environment
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Correct answer: B
Coacervate is an aggregate of macromolecules such as proteins, lipids and membrane, and contain enzymes that are capable of converting substance such as glucose into more complex molecules, such as starch. Coacervate droplets arise spontaneously under appropriate conditions and may have been the prebiological systems from which living organisms originated.
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