Which one of the following is incorrect about the characteristics of protobionts (coacervates and microspheres) as envisaged in the abiogenic origin of life?
| 1. | They could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings |
| 2. | They were able to reproduce |
| 3. | They were partially isolated from the surroundings |
| 4. | They could maintain an internal environment |
The first organisms were
1. chemoautotrophs
2. chemoheterotrophs
3. autotrophs
4. eukaryotes
Identify the correct statement:
| 1. | As the coacervates do not have lipid outer membranes and cannot reproduce, they alone could not have been the precursors of life. |
| 2. | The microspheres could not be induced to constrict but had no large amount of diversity |
| 3. | The earliest life was probably not driven by the solar energy as is seen today |
| 4. | Protobionts cannot separate combination of molecules from the surroundings or maintain an internal environment but are able to reproduce. |
Which of these are considered most essential in the origin of life?
1. Enzymes
2. Nucleic acids
3. Carbohydrates
4. Proteins
Basis of life are
| 1. | nucleic acids | 2. | proteins |
| 3. | nucleoproteins | 4. | amino acids |
The mechanism of non cellular aggregates of giant macromolecules to cell with membranous envelop is
1. Natural selection
2. Not known
3. Mutation
4. Recombination