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Description
In many places on Earth, complex new cells arise as microbes permanently merge. These community members form consortia in new ways: some eat but do not totally digest other microbes; others form peaceful alliances.
Protoctists, whose name means simply "first established beings," are like mythic chimera, assembled from distinctly different beings. Sudden symbiotic alliances, supplemented by gradual mutations, transform the face of life. The great Kingdom Protoctista is born, launching life toward increasing complexity, new perils and new potential.
Date Created
1997
Holding Institution
University of Montana--Missoula. Environmental Studies Program
Rights Statement
Rights Holder
© 1997 Stiftung Drittes Millennium
Item Type
Exhibit
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Media Type
Text; Image
Digital Image Number
35_wtt_file02_20-39.jpg
Recommended Citation
Liebes, Sid; Mittelstadt, Laurie; Waugh, Barbara; and Brynes, Lois, "Panel 35: Metamorphic Mergers" (1997). A Walk Through Time - From Stardust To Us. 35.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/awalkthroughtime/35