Under What Abiotic Conditions Can Monomers Spontaneously Form Polymers

question 49

Multiple Choice

Under what abiotic conditions can monomers spontaneously form polymers?

• A)in the presence of oxygen gas
• B)when ribozymes are present to catalyze the reaction
• C)when a collection of organic molecules with a cell membrane are isolated
• D)when water evaporates from a hot surface

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Definitions:

Lys

Short for Lysine, an essential amino acid important for protein synthesis and various metabolic processes in the body.

Lysine

An essential amino acid required by the human body for growth and tissue repair, not synthesized by the body and must be obtained from the diet.

Stereosiomer

Molecules with the same molecular formula and sequence of bonded atoms, but they differ in the 3D orientation of their atoms in space.

Carboxylic Acid

Organic compounds that contain a carboxyl group (-COOH), which consists of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom and single-bonded to a hydroxyl group.