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19.1 Early Thoughts About the Origin of Life
19.2 Current Thinking About the Origin of Life
    An Extraterrestrial Origin for Life on Earth
    An Earth Origin for Life on Earth

19.3 The “Big Bang” and the Origin of the Earth
    The “Big Bang”
    The Formation of the Planet Earth
    Conditions on the Early Earth

19.4 The Chemical Evolution of Life on Earth
    The Formation of the First Organic Molecules
    The Formation of Macromolecules
    RNA May Have Been the First Genetic Material
    The Development of Membranes
    The Development of Metabolic Pathways

19.5 Major Evolutionary Changes in Early
    Cellular Life
    The Development of an Oxidizing Atmosphere
    The Establishment of Three Major Domains of Life
    The Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
    The Development of Multicellular Organisms

19.6 The Geologic TimeLine and the Evolution of Life
    An Aquatic Beginning
    Adaptation to a Terrestrial Existence

HOW SCIENCE WORKS 19.1: The Oldest Rocks on Earth







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