# Botanic Man: 2 -- The Crucible of Life

Examines the conditions that brought about the beginning of life 4.6 billion years ago and discusses the importance of the sun, earth, air, and water in the development of chlorophyll and the single-celled animal. Shot on location in Africa

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1978
- By: Media Guild
- Genres: Education, Science, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/botanicman2thecrucibleoflife)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Kids profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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