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According to Tibor Gánti, the chemoton model suggests that life fundamentally should have which of the following properties?
According to Tibor Gánti, the chemoton model suggests that life fundamentally should have which of the following properties?
- Excretion, growth, and a cellulose structure
- Metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane (correct)
- Metabolism, photosynthesis, and a cell wall
- Respiration, self-renewal, and a protein coat
What did Tibor Gánti suggest was the original ancestor of all organisms, according to the chemoton model?
What did Tibor Gánti suggest was the original ancestor of all organisms, according to the chemoton model?
- Eukaryotic cell
- Virus
- Prokaryotic cell
- Chemoton (correct)
In the chemoton model, what functions together to form an autocatalytic subsystem necessary for the basic functions of life?
In the chemoton model, what functions together to form an autocatalytic subsystem necessary for the basic functions of life?
- Respiration and excretion
- Self-renewal and cellular information
- Photosynthesis and growth
- Metabolic and replication functions (correct)
What encloses the autocatalytic subsystem in the chemoton model, to separate it from the surrounding environment?
What encloses the autocatalytic subsystem in the chemoton model, to separate it from the surrounding environment?
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According to the chemoton model, any system having properties of metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane may be regarded as what?
According to the chemoton model, any system having properties of metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane may be regarded as what?
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