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What has caused many of the organisms in the Galapagos Islands to become new species?

The unique ecological conditions of the Galapagos Islands, including their isolation and diverse habitats, have led to adaptive radiation among organisms. When species from the mainland arrived, they faced different environmental pressures, which drove natural selection and resulted in the development of distinct traits suited to their new surroundings. This process, coupled with limited gene flow between populations, has facilitated the emergence of numerous new species over time.


What is the galapagos effect?

We all know that there is a kind of bird on the galapagos islands which is different between the two neighbouring islands. And it ended in reproductive isolation.That means that if you are isolated long enough from outside forces, like species on the Galapagos island, you evolve and are transformed into a new species, unlike those visible anyplace else.


What made Darwin become curious about the organisms that lived on the Galapagos Islands?

Genesis,where things were made, he was a closet christian,cause of his dad


What is the longest living land animal on earth?

Most animals found today are evolved forms of past species. For example, modern man has only existed for about 12 thousand years. However, recent discoveries have traced back human ancestry as far as some of the first organisms to ever exist, ancient fish-like beings. Through many, many millions of years, animals can evolve to become very different things. Here's another one: the closest living relative to the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex? Domestic chickens.


What occurs when forerly interbreeding organisms are prevented from producing fertile offspring?

If the species is prevented from producing fertile offspring - the species will eventually become extinct.

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How have organisms have evolved physiologically to become suited to its environment?

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The evolution of reproductive isolation between two or more groups of organisms is?

The origin of new species. To be considered a member of a singe species, organisms must be capable of reproducing and producing viable offspring. Once they have evolved to become reproductively isolated, they can no longer fulfill these requirements and are considered separate species.


What has caused many of the organisms in the Galapagos Islands to become new species?

The unique ecological conditions of the Galapagos Islands, including their isolation and diverse habitats, have led to adaptive radiation among organisms. When species from the mainland arrived, they faced different environmental pressures, which drove natural selection and resulted in the development of distinct traits suited to their new surroundings. This process, coupled with limited gene flow between populations, has facilitated the emergence of numerous new species over time.


What is the galapagos effect?

We all know that there is a kind of bird on the galapagos islands which is different between the two neighbouring islands. And it ended in reproductive isolation.That means that if you are isolated long enough from outside forces, like species on the Galapagos island, you evolve and are transformed into a new species, unlike those visible anyplace else.


How the fossil record indicates a long history of changing life forms.?

The fossil record shows that different species have evolved over time. The fossil record also provides evidence of how a specific organism evolved from earlier species. The fossil record shows that organisms have become more complex over time. It also shows which organisms lived during the same time period, which have a common ancestor, and which have become extinct.


Life forms on the Galapagos islands?

No, Darwin believes that land animals traveled to the Galapagos Islands and adapted to the islands in different ways, causing them to become a different species.


What made Darwin become curious about the organisms that lived on the Galapagos Islands?

Genesis,where things were made, he was a closet christian,cause of his dad


The death of all the organisms of a species?

Extinct (Extinction)


What has happened to the different types of organsims living on earth throughout history?

Few organisms have become extinct. Few organisms are rare species.


True or false that most organisms that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct?

Yes. There have been several episodes of mass extinction. The worst was at the end of the Paleozoic era. The most famous came at the end of the Mesozoic, when the dinosaurs disappeared. Nature is cruel. Of course, some people say that species have not really become extinct, but merely evolved into different forms.


Why is reproduction necessary for a species?

As they live the organisms comprising a species will age and die, they therefore need to reproduce (have babies) in order to replace the members of the species that die or the species will cease to exist (become extinct).


When did galapagos islands become a world heritage site?

The Galapagos Islands are a World Heritage Site because of the many endemic species (not seen anywhere else) that live on each of the islands of this Archipelago. The Galapagos Islands also have the 2nd largest protected marine reserve in America with an extension of nearly 130,000 Km2