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The Diversity of

The World of Life

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The Diversity of The World of Life

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Archaeans:

Presumably the First Forms of Life on Earth

(Domain Archaea)

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Archaeans

Biology

Archaeans are enormously more complex than even the most complicated non-living "biological entities" (viruses); nevertheless, archaeans are the simplest living creatures and were, undoubtedly, the first form of life to evolve on Earth:  Prehistoric archaeans were the ancestors of all other living creatures, including you and me!

The Major Groups of Life etc.

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