When some organic molecules, such as lipids, are added to water, vesicles can form. Which of the following best describes how scientists hypothesize true cells evolved from vesicles?

A) Vesicles became enclosed by a membrane, thus becoming organelles for larger cells.

B) Vesicles containing amino acids fused to form nucleotides, RNA, and DNA.

C) Vesicles that contained self-replicating RNA grew, split, and passed their RNA to daughters.

D) Vesicles surrounded organic compounds and catalyzed reactions to form macromolecules.

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Dennis Fernandez

Biology

30 September, 04:32

When some organic molecules, such as lipids, are added to water, vesicles can form. Which of the following best describes how scientists hypothesize true cells evolved from vesicles?

A) Vesicles became enclosed by a membrane, thus becoming organelles for larger cells.

B) Vesicles containing amino acids fused to form nucleotides, RNA, and DNA.

C) Vesicles that contained self-replicating RNA grew, split, and passed their RNA to daughters.

D) Vesicles surrounded organic compounds and catalyzed reactions to form macromolecules.

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