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Indeed. It's probably the case for every step in the evolutionary ladder. As for eukaryotes, often, evolution rewards larger size, simply because if you are la
by est31 6y ago
Indeed. It's probably the case for every step in the evolutionary ladder.
As for eukaryotes, often, evolution rewards larger size, simply because if you are larger you can't be eaten as easily, you can eat larger prey more easily, etc. Compared to prokaryotes, eukaryotes are gigantic. And they seem to cover the niche of huge lifeforms really well.
- darkerside 6y agoBut would have that been the case for the first eukaryotes? The very first might have been a similar size to its predecessor, no? I wonder how many early iterations of eukaryote might have actually been smaller, perhaps, if the organism required additional energy sources to support growth.