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* Invoked in a thought experiment often brought up about the abortion debate, where you are asked to be connected to a concert pianist or rocket scientist for nine months because they need your blood supply to live. |
* Invoked in a thought experiment often brought up about the abortion debate, where you are asked to be connected to a concert pianist or rocket scientist for nine months because they need your blood supply to live. |
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* Biological examples: |
* Biological examples: |
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** Mitochondria in eukaryotic cells -- that is, cells with a nucleus -- and chloroplasts in plants [ |
** Mitochondria in eukaryotic cells -- that is, cells with a nucleus -- and chloroplasts in plants [[wikipedia:Endosymbiotic theory|started]] as independent proto- and cyano- bacteria which survived being enveloped by these larger cells and became symbiotic. They have co-evolved to the point where both mitochondria and chloroplasts are considered organelles, and essential ones at that. |
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** Many flowering plant relies heavily on insects in process of breeding. |
** Many flowering plant relies heavily on insects in process of breeding. |
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** Most hight plants can built hightly beneficial symbiotic link with fungus. However, some plants literally cannot live without one. |
** Most hight plants can built hightly beneficial symbiotic link with fungus. However, some plants literally cannot live without one. |
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[[Category:Speculative Fiction Tropes]] |
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