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:If we've gotten that settled, then the next question is the nature of the Daodan. What type of life is it?
:If we've gotten that settled, then the next question is the nature of the Daodan. What type of life is it?
:A. Animal. This doesn't seem to fit, as the Daodan doesn't move about; I can't think of any animals that stay in one place their whole life. (I think what comes closest to immobile animals are corals and some bivalvia. --[[User:Paradox-01|paradox-01]] 17:56, 10 July 2011 (CEST))
:A. Animal. This doesn't seem to fit, as the Daodan doesn't move about; I can't think of any animals that stay in one place their whole life.
:B. Plant. Flowering plants, in particular, benefit from outside help (from animals) to reproduce; some cannot reproduce at all without animals (Cf. [[wikipedia:fig wasp|the fig wasp]]).
:B. Plant. Flowering plants, in particular, benefit from outside help (from animals) to reproduce; some cannot reproduce at all without animals (Cf. [[wikipedia:fig wasp|the fig wasp]]).
:C. Bacteria. Bacteria are the most symbiotic life forms. We typically assume that the Chrysalis is a single organism, but what if it's a colony?
:C. Bacteria. Bacteria are the most symbiotic life forms. We typically assume that the Chrysalis is a single organism, but what if it's a colony?