AIIMS2004Zoology-Origin of Life

AIIMS 2004 Zoology Coacervates Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Assertion : Coacervates are believed to be the precursors of life.

Reason : Coacervates were self-duplicating aggregates of proteins surrounded by lipid molecules.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true but Reason is false

D

Both Assertion and Reason are false

Correct Answer

Option C

Detailed Explanation

Oparin and Sydney Fox held that large organic molecules synthesised abiotically on primitive earth.

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