Made Of

Everything is made of something.
← What it takes
What it leads to →

Nothing comes before this. As far as physics can tell, this is where it starts.

5steps from the big bang
0things can go into it

soybean plant

NaturalLiving

Soybean roots host bacteria that pull nitrogen from the air, so the plant fertilises its own soil.

First appearedDate not yet known
Goes into

Soybean roots host bacteria that pull nitrogen from the air, so the plant fertilises its own soil.

From the big bang to soybean plant

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
tofudate unknown
soybeansdate unknown
soybean plantdate unknown