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Eukaryotes and Early Animals

Around 2.5 billion years ago, some cells began engulfing other cells. These cells were able to function together, forming a new type of cell: a eukaryote.

For the first time, many cells with separate functions were working together as single organisms. Earth’s first animals had evolved.



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