Scientists Hypothesize That Nonliving Protocells Developed as a Precursor to Living

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Multiple Choice

Scientists hypothesize that nonliving protocells developed as a precursor to living cells.Which statement can best be used as evidence to support this hypothesis?

• A) Both l- and d-isomers of amino acids were shown to be able to diffuse through the membranes of protocells synthesized in a lab.
• B) The same fatty acids found in the membranes of living organisms are capable of being used to synthesize protocells that have an internal space filled with water.
• C) Simple fatty acids shown to be synthesized in primitive Earth simulation experiments are able to self-assemble into protocell structures when placed in water.
• D) Lab experiments showed that nucleic acids in the interior of the protocells replicated themselves using nucleotides supplied in the medium surrounding the protocells.
• E) Some metabolic reactions that take place in modern cells can also take place in the interiors of protocells synthesized in a lab.

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