Question

1. what was land like on earth in the years following the impact?
2. what types of species were the first to emerge?
3. name a few things that all of these species have in common?
4. what was the \only\ type of dinosaur to survive?
5. what was the first form of flying?
6. how have feathers evolved?
7. what ancient mating behavior do flamingos use?
8. how many animal and plant species did the asteroid eliminate?
9. how many years did it take for life to return after the initial impact? were there many changes to life that did come back?
10. what relationship built the tropical rainforests?
11. in what habitat did one of the most aggressive birds live? what was its name?
12. what are part animal - part plants that inhabited the ocean?

Explanation:

Answer:

1. The land was dark, barren, covered in ash, and largely devoid of vegetation.
2. Small, resilient organisms like fungi, mosses, ferns, and small scavenging mammals.
3. They are small, resilient, adaptable to harsh conditions, and many are decomposers or scavengers.
4. A. Birds (avian dinosaurs)
5. Gliding (via wing-like structures on early reptiles/dinosaurs)
6. Approximately 75% of all animal and plant species.
7. It took about 10 million years; yes, there were many changes, with new species filling empty niches.
8. Mutualistic relationships between plants and pollinators/seed dispersers.
9. Cnidarians like corals (which have symbiotic algae, acting as part animal-part plant-like organisms)