Studied by 167 peopleastrobiology
the study of life in space
extremophile
organisms that live in extreme environments
organism
something that is alive
unicellular
made of only one cell
multicellular
made of 2 or more cells
cell
the smallest unit of a living thing that is alive
exoplanet
planet orbiting a star outside our solar system
plants and animals
example of multicellular
bacteria
example of unicellular
conditions for life
liquid, energy and CHON
CHON
carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
energy for life
heat energy from stars or planets
habitable zone
region around a star where liquid water could be present on a planet's surface
light year
the distance light travels in one year
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