Practice mode Evolution

Oparin called the colloidal droplets of organic molecules that may have been precursors of the first cells by what name?

Correct answer D. Coacervates

Explanation

Oparin suggested that organic molecules in the primitive ocean clustered into colloidal droplets called coacervates. These could take up substances from their surroundings and were proposed as forerunners of cells.

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