A three-dimensional network consisting of extracellular macromolecules and minerals, such as collagen, enzymes, glycoproteins and hydroxyapatite that provide structural and biochemical support to surrounding cells.
At that time, plate tectonic movements shoved all of the continents into one big super continent. After that time, plate movements started to break up this super continent until the continents eventually reached their present configuration.
When a plant opens and closes its stomata, it is maintaining homeostasis. Homeostasis includes the regulation of carbon dioxide and water levels necessary to perform photosynthesis. It also allows the plants to store water to prevent them from dying
The change in weather pattern caused forest to become sparse and hot weather caused the reduction of apes as they had less food and difficulty in surviving the climate.
Explanation:
In Miocene epoch volcanic mountain chains were created in Central Africa which abruptly changed the local weather.
The sea-level got drop due to global cooling of that time.
This resulted in continental drift making land connection of Africa with Eurasia.
The primates started migrating through this route.
The African forest become dry causing selective pressures in primates.
The cooler climate in Eurasia caused extinction and migration of primates to Africa in late Miocene epoch.
The hot and humid climate and less woodland caused a reduction in number of apes which were replaced by modern world monkeys.
