What makes the LUCA or protocell a living thing? (biotic) What are the eight characteristics of living things that make them biotic and not abiotic?

In which of the following ways is the function of the surface of a microsphere similar to the function of an actual cell membrane? a.both make it possible for the conditions in the interior to be different from the conditions outside. b.both provide a barrier that keeps water from flowing across it so the interior remains dry. c.both separate the rna that forms in the interior from any rna that might form in the environment. d.both can actively move molecules into the interior or out into the surrounding environment.

Amutagen is 1: a living thing that has undergone a mutation. 2: an agent that causes a mutation in dna. 3: a mutation that has affected one gene. 4: a chemical that can poison living cells.

What does it mean for a cell membrane to be selectively permable