Question

The molecule which distinguishes living systems from nonliving and serve as hereditary material is called __.

Answer 1

Answer: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Step-by-step explanation:

DNA is the main hereditary material that distinguishes living from non-living things.

It is so because its replication i.e DNA replication can ONLY occur in the cell of a living organism. That is why even virus replicate it's DNA only in a living host not else where.

So, DNA is the answer