Question

1) How did Louis Pasteur disprove spontaneous generation theory?
2)What is adaptive radiation? Explain with an example.

Answer 1

1. Louis pasteur devised a way to flask that allowed oxygen in but prevented dust from entering. It discovered that the destruction of bacteria can be accomplished by exposing them to a specific minimum temperature for specific amount of time.



2. It is relatively fast evolution of many species from a single common ancestor. It generally occur when an organism enter a new area different traits affect it's survival.
eg... development of mammals after extinction of dinosaurs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Adaptive Radiation: The evolutionary diversification from an ancestral group of organisms, into a number of newer and more specialized forms, each suited to live in new habitats.

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