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Why is dwarfism a beneficial adaptation for animals that live at the bottom of the ocean floor?
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Some develop dwarfism, a condition that turns them into miniature versions of the animals we see on the surface. The shrinkage is thought to be caused by a lack of food. Because only a small percentage of the food produced at the surface reaches the seafloor, animals that are small have a low energy requirement and an adaptive advantage.
Faith Okauru _ Stude...
Some take on dwarfism, a trait that transforms them into miniature versions of animals we see closer to the surface. it's thought that reduced food availability causes the shrinkage. only a tiny fraction of the food produced at the surface reaches the seafloor, so being small gives animals a low energy requirement and an adaptive advantage.
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