Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

Evolved from

Needs

3steps from the big bang

30things can go into it

bacteria

NaturalLiving

There are far more bacteria on Earth than stars in the observable universe. Your body carries about as many bacterial cells as human ones.

First appearedAbout 3.5 billion years ago

Evolved into

cyanobacteriamitochondrion

Goes into

Needed by

There are far more bacteria on Earth than stars in the observable universe. Your body carries about as many bacterial cells as human ones.

From the big bang to bacteria

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

bacteriac. 3.5 bn yrs ago