Cryshan King

14 March 2020

Lab 7: Camanicules

1. Some ecological conditions that might’ve resulted in rapid diversification could be a lack
of food resources, competition and developing ways to compete. A lack of food resources
and territory cause the members to move, and so they’d have to adapt to a whole new
environment. These survivors would now mate and produce more members. Competition
with other species and changing environment have also had an impact on rapid
diversification.
2. The member’s ability to reproduce and survive in an area means it does not need to adapt
or evolve to its surroundings. This results in a long term evolutionary stasis.
3. Species 13 and 14 both have an almost completely bareback and head whereas their most
recent ancestor 60 did not. (It had spots/specks on its back and head). Another example of
convergent evolution are sharks, dolphins and penguins. Their fins, streamlined bodies
and flippers are the result of convergent evolution. The four limbs in birds, primates such
as apes and amphibians such as frogs are another example of convergent evolution.
4. The two vestigial structures of caminalcules could be the reduced digits and the reduced
feet. Vestigial structures are similar to structures that are functioning normally in other
species. So vestigial structures can provide clues and can be evidence for a species
evolutionary past. Human newborns, relying on their grasp reflex, could hold their own
weight for at least 10 seconds when hanging by their hands. Monkey infants, which
possess a similar involuntary grasping behavior, were able to hang from one hand for
more than half an hour.
5. Species 44 had stubbed arms with no digits. As time passed, the members that evolved
from that species grew digits. Eventually species in present time either had claws (species
3 and 12) or padded digits (species 22, 2 and 4)