One type of early protocell (pre-cells) probably consisted of small droplets of
A) water
B) clay
C) lipids
D) nucleic acids

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Lipids can form lipid bilayers which can spontaneously form spherical structures like cules that resemble modern-day cell membranes. These protocells could have provided a protective environment and the ability to concentrate molecules.

Clay was also thought to play a role in the origin of life, but it is unlikely that it formed early protocells. Nucleic acids alone would not have been sufficient to form early protocells. Water is a necessary component for life, but it alone cannot form early protocells.

One Type of Early Protocell (Pre-Cells) Probably Consisted of Small