Answer: Option (1)
Explanation:
The extinction event played an important role in the creation of new diverse life forms on earth. After an extinction event, both globally and locally, more than 75% of animal species gets vanish and the only those highly resistant life supporting organisms survive and with due course of time, they undergoes evolution, thereby bringing changes to the existing life forms. This is how they initiates and helps in the increasing species diversity.
Thus, the correct answer is option (1).
It would not be plants, even though it has cell walls. They are not made of chitin. Plants are also not heterotrophic.
Fungi, however, decompose other matter, and have cell walls made of chitin. This would fit the description.
In biology, a spore is a reproductive structure that is adapted for dispersal and surviving for extended periods of time in unfavorable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many bacteria, plants, algae, fungi and some protozoa
There are basically three types of evolution divergent, convergent and parallel evolution.
a) Divergent Evolution – As the name depicts the species in this form of evolution becomes divergent i.e they evolve to become different from each other. This form of evolution is responsible for the current diversity of organisms existing on planet earth. For example human and apes evolved from a common primate ancestor.
Living would not be possible because without the greenhouse effect the earth would be a solid rock or ice.
