Can two organisms of different species compete with one another?
Competition also occurs between members of different species. This is called interspecific competition.
What happens to animals when a species goes extinct?
Animals are not the only living beings influenced by extinctions. Plants are also greatly affected when one or more species of fruit-eating island animals goes extinct. “This is because many birds, mammals, and reptiles perform a vital service to the plants by eating their fruits, which contain seeds”, says Heinan.
What happens when two species merge into one?
Answer by Suzanne Sadedin, evolutionary biologist, on Quora: Two species can merge through hybridization, or through obligate endosymbiosis. It’s unlikely this would happen through convergent evolution. Convergent evolution happens when different lineages independently acquire the same adaptations.
What happens when animals of different species mate?
Though healthy hybrids are uncommon, when they are born we get create wacky names for the interesting new animals. A zebra with a horse is a zorse, a camel and a llama make a cama, a lion and a tiger produce a liger. So does a yak and bull make a bak? All we know is a bird and a dog definitely make a dird. Calling all HuffPost superfans!
Can a species breed with others of the same species?
The definition of a ‘species’ is that it can only breed with others of the same species, but that’s a broad range of animals. A brown bear and a polar bear can mate – but they rarely see each other, but they’re two species. Humans and Neanderthals mated and we consider them two species. So really species is an arbitrary concept.
Answer by Suzanne Sadedin, evolutionary biologist, on Quora: Two species can merge through hybridization, or through obligate endosymbiosis. It’s unlikely this would happen through convergent evolution. Convergent evolution happens when different lineages independently acquire the same adaptations.
Though healthy hybrids are uncommon, when they are born we get create wacky names for the interesting new animals. A zebra with a horse is a zorse, a camel and a llama make a cama, a lion and a tiger produce a liger. So does a yak and bull make a bak? All we know is a bird and a dog definitely make a dird. Calling all HuffPost superfans!
How did every species evolve from one animal or multiple?
Multiple. Every species can be traced back to a small population. However, the idea that every species is descended from only two organisms (male and female) is a half truth. It is not precisely true in populations that periodically recombine chromosomes by sexual reproduction or conjugation.
How does the relocation of animals affect animals?
While millions of dollars are spent on mitigating developments’ impact upon animals, the study found little evidence that these projects worked. Such projects could, in some cases, be placing species at even greater risk.
