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Question
Which one of the following is incorrect characteristics of protobionts (coacervates and micropheres) as envisages in the abiogenic origin of life?
Options
they were partially isolated from the surroundings
they could maintain an internal environment
they were able to reproduce
they could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings
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Solution
They were able to reproduce
Explanation:
Coacervates could grow and divide under suitable conditions, but they were not living entities and lacked true, regulated reproduction. The other statements describe proposed boundary and internal-environment features of protobiont-like aggregates.
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