Answer to Question #280965 in Cell Biology for Dre

Question

how does our current atmosphere support the concept of a simultaneous coevolution of earth’s systems and life on earth ? 

Answer 1

Our current atmosphere support the concept of a simultaneous coevolution of earth’s systems and life on earth through geoscience factors that control the evolution of life, which in turn continuously alters Earth’s surface. Examples include how photosynthetic life altered the atmosphere through the production of oxygen, which in turn increased weathering rates and allowed for the evolution of animal life; how microbial life on land increased the formation of soil, which in turn allowed for the evolution of land plants; or how the evolution of corals created reefs that altered patterns of erosion and deposition along coastlines and provided habitats for the evolution of new life forms.