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B
Sex chromosome
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C
Protoplasm
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D
DNA
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Solution
The correct option is C Protoplasm
Protoplasm is the living contents of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane. It is a general term for the cytoplasm. The word protoplasm was first used by in 1846 by Hugo von Mohl and Thomas Huxley later referred to it as the "physical basis of life". Protoplasm is composed of a mixture of small molecules such as ions, amino acids, monosaccharides and water, and macromolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and polysaccharides.