To: Elsie
Speaking of evolution, here's two questions.
- Why are there no plants as evolved as animals -- able to walk, fly, swim? Clearly in animalia such abilities are advantageous?
- Why is there sex? Very energy ineffecient, and there's others ways of mixing DNA type stuff.
- And on the other side of that coin: Why are some living things still sexless. Why haven't sexual forms in that niche predominated?
Ooops. I started with two questions, it just evolved to three. Not my fault.
1,390 posted on
02/02/2005 6:24:05 AM PST by
bvw
To: bvw
Why are there no plants as evolved as animals -- able to walk, fly, swim? Clearly in animalia such abilities are advantageous? Plants take their nutrients (mostly) from the soil. No need to move. As for propagation of the species, you can hardly beat a million "seeds" thrown into the wind for travel! Heck, the plants even get the "birds and the bees" to help with the sex thing!
Why is there sex? Very energy ineffecient, and there's others ways of mixing DNA type stuff.
The sex drive is unknown to you?
And on the other side of that coin: Why are some living things still sexless. Why haven't sexual forms in that niche predominated?
That's evolution. Everything finds its place! Duh ...
1,396 posted on
02/02/2005 7:35:44 AM PST by
WildTurkey
(When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
To: bvw
I really love it when "people" post these type of questions as herald them as major obstacles to evolution. What it really means is they slept through their high school biology classes.
1,397 posted on
02/02/2005 7:38:43 AM PST by
WildTurkey
(When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
To: bvw
Why are there no plants as evolved as animals -- able to walk, fly, swim? 
1,400 posted on
02/02/2005 7:45:14 AM PST by
Doctor Stochastic
(Vegetabilisch = chaotisch is der Charakter der Modernen. - Friedrich Schlegel)
To: bvw
Why are there no plants as evolved as animals -- able to walk, fly, swim? Clearly in animalia such abilities are advantageous?Anyone that thinks plants haven't successfully evolved the ability to survive is nuts!
Can humans "suck" nutrients out of the soil?
How many days a year do humans work just to prevent the spread of weeds!
Plants can go dormant during cold seasons. Can humans?
1,401 posted on
02/02/2005 7:46:30 AM PST by
WildTurkey
(When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
To: bvw
Why are some living things still sexless?Cause they haven't found the right person yet...
To: bvw
Why are there no plants as evolved as animals?Are you suggesting plants aren't successful? More importantly, from where do yo derive the false notion that evolution has a necessary or predictable direction?
Why is there sex?
Even bacteria and viruses engage in DNA exchange and insertion. Where is there not sex?
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