Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

Evolved from

complex cell

4steps from the big bang

34things can go into it

fungi

NaturalLiving

Closer relatives of animals than of plants. A single honey fungus in Oregon spreads across nearly 10 square kilometres.

First appearedAbout 1 billion years ago

Evolved into

yeast

Needed by

land plantssoil

Closer relatives of animals than of plants. A single honey fungus in Oregon spreads across nearly 10 square kilometres.

From the big bang to fungi

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

land plantsc. 470 m yrs ago

fungic. 1 bn yrs ago