5 Questions
According to Tibor Gánti, the chemoton model suggests that life fundamentally should have which of the following properties?
Metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane
What did Tibor Gánti suggest was the original ancestor of all organisms, according to the chemoton model?
Chemoton
In the chemoton model, what functions together to form an autocatalytic subsystem necessary for the basic functions of life?
Metabolic and replication functions
What encloses the autocatalytic subsystem in the chemoton model, to separate it from the surrounding environment?
A bilipid membrane
According to the chemoton model, any system having properties of metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane may be regarded as what?
Alive
Test your knowledge of the chemoton model and its significance in the study of the origin of life with this informative quiz. Explore the concepts introduced by Hungarian theoretical biologist Tibor Gánti and his book "The Principles of Life."
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