Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution
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Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
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| Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T81810 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution Context triple: [Lynn Margulis, notableWork, Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution]
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Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that argues complex eukaryotic cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms, helping establish the endosymbiotic theory in evolutionary biology.
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The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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D.
What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
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E.
Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
Origin of Eukaryotic Cells is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advanced the endosymbiotic theory explaining how complex eukaryotic cells evolved from symbiotic relationships between simpler prokaryotic organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution Target entity description: Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
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A.
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that argues complex eukaryotic cells arose through symbiotic mergers of simpler organisms, helping establish the endosymbiotic theory in evolutionary biology.
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B.
The Diversity of Life
The Diversity of Life is a landmark book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that explores the richness of Earth’s species, the processes that generate biodiversity, and the threats posed by human activity.
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C.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge is a 1998 book by biologist Edward O. Wilson that argues for the unification of the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities into a single, coherent framework of knowledge.
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D.
What Is Life?
*What Is Life?* is a book by biologist Lynn Margulis that explores the nature of living systems through the lens of evolution, symbiosis, and Earth’s biosphere.
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E.
Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
Origin of Eukaryotic Cells is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advanced the endosymbiotic theory explaining how complex eukaryotic cells evolved from symbiotic relationships between simpler prokaryotic organisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| author |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
development of oxygenic photosynthesis
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evolution of early microbial life ⓘ impact of microbes on atmosphere ⓘ microbial contributions to biogeochemical cycles ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
continuity between microbial life and multicellular life
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importance of bacteria in evolution ⓘ importance of symbiotic relationships ⓘ |
| explores |
evolution of complex cells
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evolution of eukaryotes ⓘ how microbes shaped the biosphere ⓘ microbial ecology ⓘ microbial metabolism ⓘ symbiogenesis ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
central role of microbes in evolution
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co-evolution of microbes and other life forms ⓘ role of microbes in ecosystems ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Dorion Sagan
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Lynn Margulis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Earth as a planet dominated by microbes ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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readers interested in biology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Earth history
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evolution ⓘ microbial evolution ⓘ microbiology ⓘ origin of life ⓘ symbiosis ⓘ |
| presents |
a microbial-centered view of Earth history
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evidence for endosymbiotic theory ⓘ |
| proposes | microbes as primary agents of evolutionary innovation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Earth system science
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Gaia hypothesis ⓘ endosymbiotic theory ⓘ evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | four billion years of life on Earth ⓘ |
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Subject: Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution Description of subject: Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution is a popular science book by Lynn Margulis that explores the central role of microbes in the evolution and functioning of life on Earth.
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