Essential Characteristics of Life

005 - Essential Characteristics of Life are Conserved Paul Andersen describes three main characteristics of life that are conserved in all organisms on the planet. The universal genetic code, the central dogma of biology, and shared metabolic pathways give us details of the original universal ancestor. He also explains how eukaryotic cells gained complexity through infolding of the cell membrane and endosymbiosis. Do you speak another language? Help me translate my videos: http://www.bozemanscience.com/transla... All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing: "File:ADN Animation.gif." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ADN.... "File:Aequorea4.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aeq.... "File:Atp Exp.qutemol-ball.png." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Atp.... "File:Auto-and Heterotrophs.png." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aut.... "File:Centraldogma nodetails.GIF." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cen.... "File:Diversity of Plants Image Version 5.png." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Div.... "File:FPbeachTsien.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FPb.... "File:Francis Crick.png." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fra.... "File:Fungi Collage.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fun.... "File:GloFish.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Glo.... "File:Protist Collage.jpg." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed November 2, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pro.... Hillewaert, creator of composite, User:Medeis; original authors, as credited individually above:User:Bkmiles, User:Panda3, Hans. A Composite Image from the Following Wikimedia Free Images; Click on Each Image for Its Individual Description:, January 30, 2010. File:PIC_0546.JPG. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.... LadyofHats, Mariana Ruiz. العربية: الرّسم يبيّن نظام الجهاز الغشائي الداخلي في خلايا حقيقيات النوى.English: The Diagram Shows a Endomembrane System on a Eukaryote cell.Français : Diagramme Du Système Endomembranaire D'une Cellule Eukaryote. Ce Diagramme Est Aussi Disponible En français.Português: Diagrama Do Sistema Endomembranar de Uma Célula Eucariótica. Este Diagrama Encontra-se Disponível Também Em Português., April 26, 2006. i made it myself on adobe ilustrator based on the information found on this websites:[1], [2],[3],[4] and [5]. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.... LadyofHats, Mariana Ruiz Villarreal. Português: o Diagrama Mostra Uma Secção de Uma Mitocôndria de Célula Eucariótica. Mitocôndrias São Organelas Envolvidas Por Membranas, Distribuídas No Citosol Da Maioria Das Células Eucarióticas. Sua Função Principal é a Conversão de Um Potencial de Energia de Moléculas de Alimento Em ATP., May 2, 2006. the diagram i made myself using adobe illustrator. as a source for the information i used the diagrams found here:[1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6] and [7]. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.... Miguelsierra. Español: Esquema de Un Cloroplasto., April 19, 2008. Own work. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil.... "Tree of Life (biology)." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, October 27, 2013. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?t.... Intro Music Atribution Title: I4dsong_loop_main.wav Artist: CosmicD Link to sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/Cosmi... Creative Commons Atribution License