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Question
Assertion (A): Coacervates are believed to be the precursors of life.
Reason (R): Coacervates were selfduplicating aggregates of proteins surrounded by lipid molecules.
Options
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
Explanation:
Coacervates are non-living colloidal droplets and are considered possible models of precellular aggregates, not established precursors of life. They are not self-duplicating aggregates of proteins surrounded by lipid molecules.
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