Intelligence comes from being able to logically think about a course of action. In order to do this one needs a brain to think.
The notochords evolved with a spinal chord.
The spinal chord is the beginning of the brain.
Cephalopods have a brain and eyes at the anterior end of the body.
These two organs: the brain and the eye work together to enable the organism see what it is doing and as a result it can make more intelligent decisions.
Eyes enable the organism to be a better hunter.
A better hunter implies better fitness for the organism.
Better fitness implies better reproduction capabilities.
One may survive, but not reproduce.
The organism may live very long, but not leave any offspring.
adaptation .
flexible, circular moorings
natural selection
It would not really make much of an impact on us. The thing about humans we were given the best evolutionary gift of all "intelligence". With an intelligence such as that of ours our ability to adapt is pretty much endless. We are able to survive in the vacuum of space, the pressure far beneath the sea the heat of the hottest dessert and the frigid cold of Antarctica. When it all comes down to survival we are pretty much a godlike race.
no
they make the species more likely to survive.(apex)
Adaptation
adaptation .
flexible, circular moorings
No. Intelligence does not equal success. People who do well on intelligence tests are more likely to do better in life than those who are less intelligent. Still it is a probability. More intelligent people are more likely to go to medical school, law school, engineering school, or get an MBA. People able to get in those programs make more money than other people. If intelligent people do not get in a job where they can use their intelligence, they don't make more money than anyone else.
We can adapt to other enviorments is one
First your creatures name. Then where your creature lives. Then what your creature eats. Then tell what they like. Then tell what your creature did to you. Tip:Make it a made up creature.
On instinct. God gave horses great intelligence so that they can survive in the wild. They can't make themselves heal, but they have a lot of smarts and we will probably never understand it all.
The official definition of corporate intelligence is gathering and distribution of intelligence on products including intelligence which helps make decisions for your organization.
natural selection
Mostly its just the environment they are in to estimate what genetic traits they have that will help them survive and reproduce in their habitat.
swipe the creature with your sylis but what I want to know is what is the best creature you can make when first started