Four of the five answers listed below are proposed steps leading to the first cells. Select the exception.

A) the concentration of organic subunits in one place
B) the formation of protocells
C) the formation of a cell wall
D) the start of metabolic reactions
E) the development of a genome

Organic Subunits

Basic building blocks of organic molecules, which include structures like amino acids, nucleotides, and monosaccharides.

Protocells

Early, simple, cell-like structures that are considered precursors to true cells, playing a role in theories of the origin of life.

Genome

An organism’s complete set of genetic material.