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| + | A '''carbon-based lifeform''' is any [[lifeform]], including [[flora]] and [[fauna]], that depends upon [[carbon]] [[atom]]s, and is almost exclusively found on a [[M class]] [[planet]]s. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}}; {{TNG|Angel One}}) It is [[science|scientifically]] impossible for '''carbon-cycle lifeforms''' to inhabit a planet like [[Excalbia]], which had a [[poison]]ous [[atmosphere]] and surface consisting mostly molten [[lava]]. ({{TOS|The Savage Curtain}}) |
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| + | [[Human]]s, for example, are carbon-based. The [[Starfleet Academy]] course "[[Exobiology 101]]" taught several basics on carbon-based life, such as that the Human [[immune system]] is unable to combat non-carbon [[element]]s, such as [[silicon]] and [[silicon-based virus]]es, which can attack the Human body in unpredictable ways. ({{ENT|Observer Effect}}) |
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| − | A '''carbon-based lifeform''' was a [[lifeform|life form]], typically with a [[nervous system]], whose critical functions fundamentally depended upon carbon atoms. Metabolism, growth, and genetic information all required carbon-based molecules. |
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| + | ''[[V'ger]]'' and its [[Ilia probe]] used the term '''carbon unit''' to describe the [[humanoid]] [[crew]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. ''V'ger'' considered carbon units to be inferior, and not true [[lifeform]]s. ({{film|1}}) |
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| − | [[Humans]], [[Klingons]], [[Romulans]] and most other species in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] were carbon-based lifeforms. Fruits and vegetables, as well as animal life, were carbon-based. |
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| + | The internal environment of [[Gomtuu]] was suitable for carbon-based lifeforms. ({{TNG|Tin Man}}) |
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| − | There were also other forms of life that were not carbon-based, such as [[photonic lifeform]]s or [[silicon-based lifeform]]s. |
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| + | While [[scan]]ning [[Suspiria's array]] for [[sporocystian lifeform]]s, the {{USS|Voyager}} discovered instead the signatures of over 2,000 carbon-based lifeforms. ({{VOY|Cold Fire}}) |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | *{{Wikipedia|Carbon-based life}} |
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Revision as of 00:48, 5 July 2015
A carbon-based lifeform is any lifeform, including flora and fauna, that depends upon carbon atoms, and is almost exclusively found on a M class planets. (ENT: "Observer Effect"; TNG: "Angel One") It is scientifically impossible for carbon-cycle lifeforms to inhabit a planet like Excalbia, which had a poisonous atmosphere and surface consisting mostly molten lava. (TOS: "The Savage Curtain")
Humans, for example, are carbon-based. The Starfleet Academy course "Exobiology 101" taught several basics on carbon-based life, such as that the Human immune system is unable to combat non-carbon elements, such as silicon and silicon-based viruses, which can attack the Human body in unpredictable ways. (ENT: "Observer Effect")
V'ger and its Ilia probe used the term carbon unit to describe the humanoid crew of the USS Enterprise. V'ger considered carbon units to be inferior, and not true lifeforms. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
The internal environment of Gomtuu was suitable for carbon-based lifeforms. (TNG: "Tin Man")
While scanning Suspiria's array for sporocystian lifeforms, the USS Voyager discovered instead the signatures of over 2,000 carbon-based lifeforms. (VOY: "Cold Fire")
External links
- Carbon-based life at Wikipedia
- Carbon-based lifeform at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works