It allows us to determine not only how and why organisms have become the way they are, but also what processes are currently acting to modify or change them !
The assortment of genes is determined by metaphase 1 and 2 because thisnis where the chromosomes line up and where they will be sent (and separated) is determined now.
Ecological succession is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades, or even millions of years after a mass extinction
