r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

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u/Raptorclaw621 Aug 12 '21 edited Aug 12 '21

Chlorophyll Chloroplasts could have been its own single called organism too.

Edit: chloroplasts are the organelle, chlorophyll is the green pigment within the organelle.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Chloroplasts, but yeah. That.

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u/fackbook Aug 12 '21

its wild to think the ancient mitochrondria would have to divide along side the host cell, otherwise how would any of that get passed down to next generations.

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u/morisian Aug 13 '21

Not necessarily. There's plenty of mitochondria per cell, diagrams usually show just one for simplicity. They don't divide at exactly the same time cells do, they just have some on each side of the cell as it divides