Which evolutionary development paved the way for the tremendous diversity of life forms observed on earth today?

Mass extinction paved the way for the tremendous diversity of life forms observed on Earth today. This evolutionary development resulted to the evolution of new and diverse forms though it took the Earth millions of years to recover. It was discovered that over the past 600 million years, there were 5 mass extinctions that happened on Earth.

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vilnius vilnius · Answer 2 · 2018-09-24T09:30:00+02:00

The correct answer is cellular differentiation.

The cellular differentiation during the evolution resulted in the formation of the cells with different and specific functions. As, the cells were designated to perform a particular function, the complexity of the organism increased. Also, the different types of cells and tissues present in the organism is dependent on its habitat and its behavior. As, different organism lives in different environment, their body types become different and accordingly the cells present in them are specialized. The specialization of the tissues are encoded by the genes present, hence, all the progeny inherits the same characters and level of cellular organization. Hence, due to the cellular differentiation, a tremendous variety of the organism are present.