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The extinction of a species would mean the death of a species. Every species has its own niche (or role) in its ecosystem. For example:
Carnivores --eat--> Herbivores --eat--> Plants --get nutrition from--> Decomposers --eat dead things. It's an (albeit very small and simple) circle of life.
Now if the herbivores were to go extinct, so would the carnivores. If the carnivores were extinct, then the herbivores would eat all the plants until the plants were extinct, and then the herbivores would die of starvation. There's a balance to things that would be crumbled and ultimately, the ecosystem would be very negatively affected if not destroyed.
In addition, through studying other species, science can extend its knowledge. Some species have natural adaptations to problems that plague us humans. If science can figure out how those species deal with the problem, that solution could be modified to fit humans, too. If that species goes extinct, that possibility is lost.
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Extinction of the wild life?
Extinction of wild life, is when a species, or a living thing, dies out and cannot return.
How would the extinction of sharks affect the world?
Because then it would damage the circle of life!
How mass extinction affected life on Earth?
Mass extinction isn't a natural role in any life-system. They happen as a consequence of some catatrosphic disaster or radical unbalance in the eco-system. As a result of mass extinctions other 'groups' evolve into species that take the place of those exterminated.
What type of environmental change can stop the development of an organic sedimentary rock?
Extinction of different species, loss of sea-life through climate change, or the drying up of the ocean through land uplift. Even an ice-age might affect the process.
What effects have mass extinctions had on history life?
Mass extinctions have the effect of eliminating a large number of species, which leaves a wide variety of niches open to new species. Whichever species survive the mass extinction quickly evolve into many new forms to fill the empty niches. The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event left niches open to the dinosaurs, and the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction eliminated dinosaurs, leaving niches open to mammals.
How does having the short life span make insects more successful?
Having a short life span makes insects more resistant to extinction as a species. It allows them to focus on reproduction.
Why should people be concerned with extinction of a species?
Every species in the world is important,they are a part of Human life cycle.For example:according to Albert Einstein,from the day honey bees extinct it would take just 2 years for the end of Human life!
Is wild life renewable or non renewable?
Wild life is renewable. Animals reproduce and make more of themselves. It is, of course, possible to hunt a given species to extinction (which has been done many times) in which case that particular species ceases to be renewable, but with proper management, any species can be renewable.
What are the effects on the environment from an asteroid?
It depends on the mass and composition. It could have no effect at all to total extinction of all life.
When was the last mass extinction?
The Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event 65 million years ago was the last mass-extinction, and many believe that humans are causing a mass-extinction right now.
What is the process of extinction?
The effects of animal extinction are felt by the environment for years. All plants and animals of a particular ecosystem work together to keep things leveled out. When an animal becomes extinct, it affect the food web and how the remaining plants and animals depend on each other.
How does life affect mars?
has brought a impact on mars because we are both different planets and species
