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Did Charles Darwin's theory of evolution explain how species became extinct?
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Why do cats produce less sperm and eggs than frogs?
because cats are trying to go extinct, it's just evolution
Is the lynx extinct?
No, the lynx is not extinct.
Why are sloths extinct?
Sloths are not extinct.
Why are vestigial structures evidence of evolution?
Because of the morphological homologies they display with similar structures in other extant and extinct lifeforms, following, like virtually every other morphological or anatomical feature of life, the nested hierarchies of biology.
What species of lemurs went extinct?
one major species was the extinct lemur. they've been extinct for minutes.
What did Charles Darwin discover in the cliffs of Punta Alba?
Fossils that provided insight into the theory of evolution
Darwins opinion that living forms must be descended from extinct forms?
It was based on fossil evidence
How does evolution explain biodiversity?
Evolutionary theory explains virtually everything about the diversity of life, everything we know about life, of extant forms as well as extinct. As the geneticist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote: nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.
How is the evolution of the girrafe by Charles Darwin?
he believed that species better suited to their enviornment lived and reproduced while those not suited died off and eventualy became extinct(survivel of the fittest)
What occurs when species that were similar become increasingly extinct?
Divergent Evolution :)
How do fossils help explain the theories of evolution?
Fossils give us a lot of information about species which used to exist on Earth but which are now extinct. With this information we can see in greater detail how species have evolved over time.
Are mushrooms extinct?
No, there are mushrooms everywhere. However I am certain some species of mushrooms have gone extinct over time, it is part of evolution.
Is the circle a polygon?
i think it is .but it is my extinct and i cant explain.
What was the Neo Darwinism theory of evolution based on?
The theory of evolution is that species aren't fixed; new species can evolve from existing species. The earliest recorded theory of evolution dates back to the ancient Greeks - Anaximander in 650BC proposed that life originated in the sea and later moved to the land. The theory was postulated again in the 18th century; fossils had been discovered of extinct animals - including of "primitive" forms of modern animals. At the time, multiple floods were proposed to explain fossils of extinct animals - although it was never explained where all the water went in between floods! The discovery of fossils of extinct animals with fossils of existing animals was very hard to explain with flood theory - how could some animals survive a flood and others not? To explain evolution several theories have been proposed; Larmarck suggested that offspring inherited characteristics from parents that they had acquired during life - for example, giraffes stretching to reach high leaves on trees grew longer necks - the longer necks were passed on to their offspring. The problem with Larmarckian evolution is that there wasn't a mechanism to explain how acquired characterstics could be passed on; if you have a scar on body from an injury, your children aren't born with the same scar. It was the careful research of Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace that led to the natural selection theory - which provides a mechanism for evolution. Darwin, in particular, provided a large amount of evidence to support the theory.
Some species becoming extinct and new species being formed is called?
Evolution
Why did the Large Rodents become extinct?
The large rodents became extinct due to evolution. This can happen to many different types of animals not just rodents.
Why is there no evolution in humans now?
Evolution is an ongoing process that occurs over many generations. In humans, changes due to evolution may be slower because of factors like modern medicine, which reduces selective pressures. However, evolution is still happening in humans, but the changes may be more subtle or take longer to become noticeable.
