Under What Abiotic Conditions Can Monomers Spontaneously Form Polymers

question 22

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) by biogenesis
• D) when water evaporates from a hot surface

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Definitions:

Conjoined Twins

Twins that are physically attached to each other at birth, due to the incomplete splitting of the fertilized egg during early development.

Dizygotic Twins

Also known as fraternal twins, these are siblings that develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, but are carried in the womb simultaneously.

Fertilized Ova

Refers to an egg cell that has been fertilized by a sperm cell, beginning the process of embryonic development.

Germinal Period

The first two weeks of prenatal development after conception, characterized by rapid cell division and the beginning of cell differentiation.