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Protocells
(Origin of Life)
Many Experiments Have
Been Done Under Various
Conditions That Reveal That
Amino Acids, ATP and Other
Organic Compounds Can Be
Produced.
Think Critically
If an animal cell is placed
inside of a protocell what
effect would it have on the
animal cell?
How do the contents of the
protocell and the animal cell
compare?
Think Critically (cont’d)
It is known that protocells are
readily broken up by agitation
and dissolved with changes in
PH, heat and temperature.
Are protocells likely to occur
outside of a laboratory?
The cell is very structured and
has a great interdependence
between its various parts. For
instance, the information on how
read the DNA, replicate it and
apply the results of the
replication is all contained in the
DNA.
The
Unbreakable
Cycle of
a Cell
Think Critically
If a person puts together ten
pieces of a 1,000 piece puzzle, is
it reasonable to assume that the
rest of the puzzle will assemble
itself if not touched? Can this
reasoning be applied to the
development of a living cell from
a protocell?
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