Consider a theoretical organism that utilizes silicon as its primary structural element instead of carbon. Assuming all other characteristics of life are present, which fundamental biological process would be MOST significantly challenged by this substitution?
Cellular respiration
Formation of complex, stable biomolecules
Active transport across membranes
Photosynthesis
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Growth in unicellular organisms can be observed by
Counting the mass of cultured cells
Analysing the amount of nutrient absorb by living organism
Growth can not be observed
In vitro culture by simply counting the number of cells under microscope
