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Experiments That Attempt to Simulate Conditions on Early Earth Have

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Experiments that attempt to simulate conditions on early Earth have produced results that hint at the possible origins of life. What have the experiments produced?


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Competition

The interaction among two or more individuals that attempt to use the same essential resource, such as food, water, sunlight, or living space. See interspecific and intraspecific competition. See interference and exploitation competition.

Ecdysozoa Clade

A group of protostome animals known for undergoing ecdysis, the shedding of the outer cuticle layer, including arthropods and nematodes.

Cuticle

(1) A noncellular covering over the epidermis of the aerial parts of plants that reduces water loss; composed mainly of cutin, a waxy substance. (2) The outer covering of some animals, such as roundworms.

Phylum Arthropoda

The largest phylum in the animal kingdom, including insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans, characterized by segmented bodies and jointed limbs.

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