Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

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Evolved from

archaeamitochondrion

4steps from the big bang

33things can go into it

complex cell

NaturalLiving

Every plant, animal and fungus is built from this kind of cell. It formed when an archaeon took in a bacterium, which may have happened only once.

First appearedAbout 2 billion years ago

Evolved into

algaeearly animalsfungi

Goes into

bonebraineyelung

Every plant, animal and fungus is built from this kind of cell. It formed when an archaeon took in a bacterium, which may have happened only once.

From the big bang to complex cell

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

lipidsdate unknown

braindate unknown

complex cellc. 2 bn yrs ago