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Chapter 4: The Origin and Early History of Life


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Chapter 4: The Origin and Early History of Life

p. 63: cells, metabolism, genetic system, proteinoid microspheres

p. 64: panspermia

p. 65: reducing atmosphere, oxidizing atmosphere, ultraviolet radiation, ozone

p. 66: ribozymes

p. 68: primary abiogenesis, protobionts, microspheres, protocells, micelles, liposomes, coacervates

p. 70: microfossils, bacteria, prokaryotes, nucleus (sing.; pl. = nuclei), eukaryotes, archaebacteria, methanogens, anaerobically

p. 71: peptidoglycan, halophiles, thermophiles, eubacteria, photosynthesis, cyanobacteria

p. 72: magnetite, pyrrhotite, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

p. 73: carbonate spheres

p. 75: Pelomyxa, endosymbiotic bacteria, endosymbiotic theory, sexual reproduction, multicellularity

p. 76: taxonomy, kingdom classification, Kingdom Archaebacteria, Kingdom Eubacteria, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, Kingdom Plantae, Kingdom Animalia

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