Do humans share a common ancestor with cats?
Of course. Every living thing has a common ancestor. Humans and flies are both in the animalia kingdom.
What is the evolutionary importance of pine needles?
The needles are the leaves of the tree, which allow it to carry out photosynthesis and produce food
What are the four places evidence of evolution can be found?
The fossil record, comparative anatomy, molecular genetic and molecular cell biology, genetics, evolutionary development and evolutionary biology to name several disciplines with evidence for evolution and it's processes.
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How does variation in species bring out an evolutionary change?
By natural selection. These organisms have variations that allow some to survive and reproduce better than other organisms. The ones that do reproduce better leave more copies of their genes in the populations gene pool. This is the definition of evolution; evolution is the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms.
Do gorillas and baboons evolve from a common ancestor?
Baboons belong to a part of the primate family called "Old World Monkeys" and Chimpanzees belong to a part called "Hominidae" (or the Great Apes). Both Hominindae and Old World Monkeys share a common ancestor, but after that the families branch off and continue on separate evolutionary paths. Baboons and Chimpanzees are very distant relatives, and neither one evolved from the other.
What is the significance of lysosomes?
They serve as a suicidal bags in the cell. they eat/kill the foreign anti-bodies who enters the cell.
What is evolution and how does it occur?
Evolution is the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms. Mutation and natural selection, the nonrandom survival and reproduction of randomly varying organisms, are the main drivers of evolution. Genetic drift, a sampling error and gene flow between populations of the same species also can cause evolution, but, generally, in small populations.
How do giant isopods communicate?
Giant isopods communicate by sending little water waves through the water.
What was the largest species of duck ever to exist?
The largest domestic duck breed is widely considered the Muscovy Duck. The can get up to 15lbs and were introduced into Europe in the 1500s. They originated from Central and South America. The ducks are also considered rather aggresive
Do alligators use their body parts for adaptations?
Alligators us camouflage and not mimicry because if they mimicked they can go some where and turn into that color of area
What is paleontological evidence of evolution?
organic evolution is thus the progressive development of animals and plant from ancestors of different forms and function
What are some adaptations that were necessary for life on land?
Some adaptations include, opening and closing the stomata in hot and dry weather to prevent losing Carbon Dioxide. Other adaptations include preventing water loss, for example, cuticles were there to provide a waxy layer to prevent dissication, trichomes which are extensions on the leaf epidermis that help to break up the wind and reduce water loss. Another example is the use of lignin, which is used to help support plants against gravity. Last example, is that plants need to avoid being eaten, so one adaptation is by producing poison to avoid being eaten by predators, or something like making you itchy when you touch the plant (poison ivy).
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Are birds and mammals decended from a common ancestor?
Mammals came before birds. The first mammals lived in the Triassic and the first birds lived in the Jurassic.
Why did an ape evolve into Man and the other apes not?
It is inaccurate to say that humans were once other similar apes such as gorillas or chimpanzees. Instead, evolutions states that our species and other species of great apes share a common ancestor. That means at some point a long time ago, our three species were one species and over time, we diverged into what we are today. It is exceedingly unlikely for any of the current species of great apes to retrace millions of years of evolution back to that common ancestor and begin to evolve on the exact same path as humans. Instead, they will continue on their own evolutionary path that is parallel to others and will not converge.
Had a hip structure similar to birds?
Ornithischians with a hip structure similar to that of present day birds.
The humans evolved in 2000. They evolve if they visit other planets and survive without air. They evolve into a 7 foot tall green creature.
What is the ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus rex?
The ancestors of dinosaurs are bacteria. they would split and reproduce by itself and creating multiple cells until you had a larvae like dinosaur.
Other scientists say either they started as the "Big bang" or molecular forms that grew.
so technically there are no ancestors of dinosaurs only decendants
Why are birds thought to have evolved from dinosaurs?
In a strong sense, you're right to ask this. It's likely that modern birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs. Recent fossil remains of velociraptor have proved that they had feathers and wings, an expert said that if velociraptors were found alive today then we'd probably think they were odd looking birds. Some biologists think that birds and theropod dinosaurs should be classified in the same group, although no modern bird has teeth which theropods (which includes T. Rex) had in spades, so the classification might have to a little looser to include them all.
So, you've a strong case to say that the dinosaurs didn't completely disappear - they're still here as birds.
Why are there animals on the Earth?
Dogs are alive b/c they want to be alive and also b/c god put them here to protect b/c, again when 2012 hits there are going to be some big changes and we will need them to help us stay alive and keep us protected.
Did humans really come from apes?
No, man did not descend from apes, at least not the modern apes that we know. However, there is overwhelming evidence, both from the fossil record and from DNA, that man is descended from the same common ancestor as the apes. Our ancestors diverged from the ancestors of chimpanzees around seven million years ago.
What type of fish most likely gave rise to amphibians?
The first step involved the lobed fined fishes, which could travel in very shallow water or possibly in mud. They were a response to very heavy predation.
The second step involved the lung fishes, which could use air directly without needing to return to water to use their gills periodically.
The third step was true amphibians.