Some people argue that extinctions resulting from environmental changes (e.g., climate change, habitat loss, etc.) are n
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 8:00 pm
Some people argue that extinctions resulting from environmental
changes (e.g., climate change, habitat loss, etc.) are nothing to
worry about because the environment has always changed. Respond to
this claim, basing your argument on (1) the evolutionary
history of life on Earth (both of humans and non-humans), (2) the
mechanisms that create biodiversity. Support your
argument by referencing the figure below AND with
examples discussed throughout the semester.
900 800 700 600 Total diversity 500 Number of families Gastropoda Bivalvia Osteichthyes Gymnolaemata Malacostraca Echinoidea Chondrichthyes Demospongia Hexactinellida Mammalia Reptilia 400 300 Modern 200 100 0 Paleozoic Articulata Cephalopoda Graptolithina Crinoidea Stenoclaemata Sclerospongia Anthozoa Polychaeta Conodontophora Cambrian Ostracoda Stelleroidea Trilobita, Inarticulata, Monoplacophora Cambrian Ordovician Sil. Dev. Carboniferous Perm. Trias. Jurassic Cretaceous Tertiary PRESENT A A 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Million years before present
changes (e.g., climate change, habitat loss, etc.) are nothing to
worry about because the environment has always changed. Respond to
this claim, basing your argument on (1) the evolutionary
history of life on Earth (both of humans and non-humans), (2) the
mechanisms that create biodiversity. Support your
argument by referencing the figure below AND with
examples discussed throughout the semester.
- Some People Argue That Extinctions Resulting From Environmental Changes E G Climate Change Habitat Loss Etc Are N 1 (406.19 KiB) Viewed 83 times