Cheltenham HS

 
 Where did life come from?
 
 I am partly a creationist and partly an evolutionist 
 and therefore my theory of the origin of life is 
 somewhat two sided. I believe that Adam and Eve 
 were simply two simple procaryotic cells. These two 
 procaryotic cells went through a long and slow process 
 of chemical and physical evolution. I believe that 
 Alexander Oparin’s hypothesis was correct. The elements 
 Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and 
 Sulfur were available in the atmosphere and waters.
 
 Along with these elements and the first two 
 procaryotic cells, a “divine being” managed to 
 take these two cells and make them reproduce. 
 Then is where I feel Darwin’s theory of evolution 
 and adaptation comes into play. These procaryotic 
 cells began to reproduce they slowly evolve into 
 eucaryotic cells which were much more capable of 
 surviving in the universe. Because eucaryotic cells 
 contain a nucleus and consist of complex genetic 
 organization containing DNA and many chromosomes, 
 this is when I feel that the “tree of life” began 
 its branching into complex organisms and simple organisms.
 
 Finally, over a very long period of time, I believe 
 that this evolution continued to eventually branch out 
 to the organisms that are on our earth today.
 
 My belief that Oparin’s hypothesis was correct is 
 strongly supported throughout the scientific world. 
 This is true mostly because of the extensive scientific 
 testing on this hypothesis. The most famous of 
 these tests was by Stanley Miller and Harold Urey. 
 Their testing showed that many organic compounds 
 including some amino acids were present in the 
 recreated conditions of the early atmosphere. 
 This proved that Oparin was correct in his hypothesis 
 and to this day scientists still believe that the 
 chemicals of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, 
 and Phosphorus were present in the early atmosphere.
 
 My belief that procaryotic and eucaryotic cells 
 reproduced an adapted into higher complex organisms 
 is strongly supported by the scientific world and is 
 seen in our world today. As Darwin hypothesized, 
 organisms adapt and evolve to fit their surroundings. 
 For instance, the growth of fur on animals is an 
 adaptation to keep warm, the growth of a thumb is 
 an adaptation to become more adept with tools. 
 Their are hundreds of adaptations that animals 
 have gone through which are supported by simple 
 observation, fossil, and DNA evidence.