I was in bio class studying about evolution. Life was formed by phopholipids forming a micelle which is hydrophobic to water. And a chance that RNA (self catlyzing and chemically bonded) ended up in the micelle. So is life just another form of matter becoming stable?
2007-03-22 08:49:11 · 3 answers · asked by renolibrado 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I wouldn't say it's the most energetically stable form of matter. Rock is probably a bit more so.
Life is the result of lots of dumb luck.
2007-03-22 08:58:07 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hm... if life were the most energetically stable form, then what does that say about death? It seems to me that dead people are actually more stable than live ones, and even require less energy imput.
Perhaps a better way to think of life is as an excellent way to consume energy. To date, we know of no lifeform that can go without doing this (eventually) without dieing. It's not that energy NEEDS consuming... but unless there's some kind of energy surplus hanging around nearby I wouldn't expect to find any kind of life.
2007-03-22 09:19:06 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I disagree. Life is not a particularly energetically stable form of matter. It requires a constant input of energy to maintain.
But in an endothermic environment (one that has a source of outside energy ... like, say, a large nearby star bombarding the environment with energy), it is not necessary for it to be completely stable.
2007-03-22 09:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by secretsauce 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋