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Abiotic Influences on the Early Evolution of Life

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Anoxic It means lack of oxygen in a system.

Asthenosphere It is the lower molten, viscous, and ductile mantle.

Biomarkers They represent organism-specific biocompounds preserved in the rock.

Cyanobacteria They are also known as blue-green algae and are prokaryotic microorganisms capable of oxygenic photosynthesis.

Earth dynamics It is the interplay of various earth system processes such as plate tectonics, formation of continents and oceans, weathering, erosion, and sedimentation.

Eukarya/eukaryotes They represent one of the three domains of life, the others being Bacteria and Archaea. Eukaryotes represent complex life, exhibiting cellular complexity such as cell nucleus, cell membrane, and cell organelles.

Extrusive and intrusive rocks Lava are extrusive rocks crystallizing from molten material exuded out on the surface of the earth. Magma are intrusive rocks that crystallize from the same molten material within the crust.

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Mukherjee, I., Corkrey, R. (2020). Abiotic Influences on the Early Evolution of Life. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Lange Salvia, A., Wall, T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71065-5_130-1

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