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1.5: The Origin of Cells

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Discuss implications of all cells being formed from preexisting cells.




Understanding: cells can only be formed by division of preexisting cells.
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Implication #1: We can trace the origin of all the cells in our body back to the first cell; the zygote produced by the fertilization of a sperm and egg.

Implication #2: The origins of all cells can be traced back through billions of years of evolution to "LUCA" the last universal common ancestor of all life on Earth.

Implication #3: There must have been a first cell that arose from non-living material.
Image: *Discuss implications of all cells being formed from preexisting cells.*




Understanding: cells can only be formed by division of preexisting cells.
Boiled water evaporates and moves into the larger flask, where it combines with methane, ammonia and hydrogen gases in a large flask.

Sparks are fired between electrodes to simulate lightning.

A cooling condenser turns steam back into liquid water, which drips down into the trap, where organic molecules produced in the reactions also settle.
Image: *Outline the experiments of Miller and Urey into the origin of organic compounds.*



Understanding: The first cells must have arisen from non-living material.