Because it’s more likely that chance events will significantly change the frequencies of alleles in the population
The reptile is evolving over millions of years.
After a tornado or a hurricane the local ecosystem will be very damaged, and when the wind stops blowing, or all the water is drained/dried, the ecosystem will start recovering:
- The earth will recover
- Plants will regrow.
- Animals will come back.
- The ecosystem will slowly rebuild.
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