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Interestingly, when organisms retain this kind of diversity it is because of the evolutionary advantage that it confers. In this case that would be the ability
by sgt101 6y ago
Interestingly, when organisms retain this kind of diversity it is because of the evolutionary advantage that it confers. In this case that would be the ability of plants in general to evolve towards other colors. For this to be an advantage the driver for that would have to be present in our long term environment. Possibly some sort of moderator appears in the atmosphere? Or does the spectra of the sun change due to some process?
- learnstats2 6y agoI think trying to identify evolutionary motivation is generally risky and subject to all kinds of human biases. Any hypothesis is unfalsifiable (so, it's speculation, not science). Having said that, "Green = provides a convenient way for animals to identify a great source of energy" is likely to be one driver here.
- raxxorrax 6y agoPerhaps the sun isn't the reason. I believe some plants hide from certain kind of predators by changing their colors or maybe they could draw certain insects or birds for additional pollination. Perhaps that was a more significant advantage.