Cheltenham HS

9-29-97
 Origin(s) of (Life?)
 
 The origins and progression of life come from energy. 
 Organisms can eat or absorb energy. After the big bang 
 there was some P ON CH, (phosphorus, oxygen, nitrogen, 
 carbon, and hydrogen), these elements started spontaneous 
 generation. Cyril Ponnamperuma regenerated many compounds 
 such as formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, and adenine by 
 creating an environment predicted to have existed in 
 prehistoric water. A source of protein came from hydrogen 
 cyanide after it dissolves then acquires energy. Adenine 
 is a base in DNA. The constant movement of the water, 
 reactions inside the water combined with energy, and DNA 
 created the first living thing. This cell was in water, 
 but around the same time the first cell was created on 
 land without any interaction with the water cell. This 
 land cell was created with proteins, formed by amino 
 acids, and energy, from lightning's mixture with P ON CHS. 
 
 Both "first cells" had tough adolescence and so do 
 all of their reproductions, which are similar to 
 themselves. These first couple cells must have been in 
 a climate where the sun shined on a very consistent basis. 
 They interacted well-so well that they had many, many 
 offspring. The main characteristic that separated this 
 cell from all P that was ON CHS and all other inanimate 
 objects are its constant attempt and success for 
 self-improvement and adaptations to the surroundings. 
 The improvement from a simple cell to a complex cell 
 or the adaptation of a giraffe's neck from small to 
 tall are what makes all organisms alive.