The Chemoton Concept Quiz
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What are the three fundamental properties that life should essentially have according to the chemoton model?

  • Metabolism, photosynthesis, and a cell wall
  • Growth, development, and a nucleus
  • Respiration, self-repair, and a protein coat
  • Metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane (correct)
  • What encloses the autocatalytic subsystem in the chemoton model?

  • A carbohydrate capsule
  • A cell wall
  • A bilipid membrane (correct)
  • A protein coat
  • According to the chemoton model, what functions form an autocatalytic subsystem necessary for the basic functions of life?

  • Metabolic and replication functions (correct)
  • Transport and communication functions
  • Respiration and excretion functions
  • Synthesis and degradation functions
  • What did Tibor Gánti suggest the chemoton to be?

    <p>The original ancestor of all organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the chemoton model, what may be regarded as alive?

    <p>Any system having metabolism, self-replication, and a bilipid membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes a physical constant from a mathematical constant?

    <p>A physical constant has a constant value in time and is universal in nature, while a mathematical constant has a fixed numerical value but does not involve any physical measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a widely recognized physical constant?

    <p>Speed of light in vacuum (c)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the dimensional form of the speed of light signify?

    <p>A maximum speed for any object, with its dimension being length divided by time</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which physical constant is dimensionless?

    <p>Proton-to-electron mass ratio</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the term 'fundamental physical constant' sometimes used?

    <p>To refer to universal-but-dimensioned physical constants</p> Signup and view all the answers

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