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| 1st bacteria to eolve to give off oxygen as a waste product. |
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1st life forms on earth
Appeared 3.8-3.9bya
Extremely hardy life forms
Invented photosynthesis
Inhabited the world alone for the first 2.5 billion years |
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| 4 times the size of a red blood cell |
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| About the size of a ribosome |
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1031 on the Earth
Viruses that infect bacteria |
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| Bacteriophages-stacked end to end |
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| >200 light years (length) |
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5th largest cave in world
126.1 miles
Limestone cave
Most beautiful cave on the planet |
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Different than the photosynthesis we use to breathe
Not the same thing |
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| It turns limestone to gypsum and then it can be much more easily eroded by running water. |
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dimethylsufoniopropionate
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It contributes to condensation of water vapor and cloud formation.
(note it is part of a feedback loop) |
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DMS Feedback loop
Negative Feedback |
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| Less cloud cover>more algea blooms> more DMS gas> More clouds>less sun hits the ocean> less DMS gas produced>less cloud cover |
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| ABC Transporter- What does ABC mean? |
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