Why are there so many species unknow to modern science?

Answer 1

They haven't found them all yet.

Answer 2

Simple - they haven't found all of them yet!

Answer 3

They haven’t seen them all yet

Answer 4

They have not found them

Answer 5

There are numerous factors that make it nearly impossible to determine the actual number of species on Earth, however, the two largest are extinctions and inaccessibility.

Despite the claims that one often hears that we are losing x number of species per day (dozens, hundreds, thousands, depending on how alarmist the particular scientist is trying to be), we have no idea how fast animals are dying out (let alone how many are dying out naturally versus man-made causes). They use a VERY rough estimation process to determine these numbers with very little direct statistical evidence.

The other, inaccessibility is even more important: We have very little capacity to get into the deepest ocean trenches and even a fairly dense forest (especially tropical) can make an accurate count impossible. If we can't get to the locations and can't adequately keep track of the species already counted there's little hope of getting a good number for a species count.

Identity at the species level is hard to pin down as the genetic variability and on going adaptation makes it a constantly 'drifting' trait.

Answer 6

There are so many species unknown to modern science because there are so many areas of Earth that scientists have not yet studied. More than 1.7 species have been idenified so far. And scientists are still counting. Some experts believe that the oceans alone could contain more than 10 million new species. This all ties in with biodiversity, or the number of different species in an area.

Answer 7

There are some relationships that cannot be traced correctly. Some supernatural occurences are,that scientist do not have explanations for.

Answer 8

because gojira

Answer 9

No .

Answer 10

they haven't found all them yet