RAJASTHAN PMT Rajasthan - PMT Solved Paper-2010

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    Which one of the following is incorrect about the characteristics of protobionts (coacervates and microspheres) as envisaged in the abiogenic origin of life?

    A)  They were able to reproduce

    B)  They could separate combinations of molecules from the surroundings

    C)  They were partially isolated from the surroundings

    D)  They   could   maintain   an   internal environment

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Homeostasis is keeping the internal environment of the body constant. It is necessary for normal life processes. Microspheres are molecular aggregates of proteinoids. Oparin and Sydney Fox held that large organic molecules synthesized abiotically on primitive Earth formed large colloidal aggregates due to intermolecular attraction.  These colloidal particles were called coacervates. Oparin called gaint nucleoproteinoid molecules as protobionts. These reproduce either by budding or binary fission but do not exhibit homeostasis.


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