Characteristics of Living Organisms · NCERT Biology

Properties of cellular organelles are not present in the molecular constituents of the organelle but arise as a result of:

  1. Random genetic mutation events
  2. Interactions among the molecular components
  3. Cumulative evolutionary pressure over time
  4. The surface-to-volume ratio of the organelle
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Correct answer: Interactions among the molecular components

Emergent properties at any level of the biological hierarchy arise from the interactions between the constituent parts of the lower level. The properties of an organelle are due to the specific organization and interaction of its molecules, not the molecules in isolation.

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