Answer to Question #144345 in Zoology for Lamak

Question

Name and describe three challenges that animals faced when they
transitioned from water to land. (6 marks)

Answer 1

The transition of early tetrapods from living in water to living on land was a seminal event in vertebrate evolution. Thus, emergent vertebrates experience extraordinary challenges to their ability to sense the environment, respire, osmoregulate, and move about to evade predators, acquire food, and reproduce.