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2,000 Million Years Ago

This is where the more bacteria-like cells evolve and begin to create the first of many atmospheres on the planet. Even oxygen-rich cyanobacteria such as algae are here. They create a rich oxygen environment.

A typical food chain in the modern world.

Microbes that are living learn quickly that community is key. They all clump together, eating whatever the other microbes don't eat, they reproduce together, and at a phenomenal rate of speed. Much like today's planet, there is a hierarchy of producers and consumers.

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