one more question (well 2)?

Question

Why did vertebrates invade the land in the first place? What was so bad about water?

Why did plants invade the land in the first place? What was so bad about water?

Answer 1

A. To get away from predators that could only swim and to find food swimmers couldn't eat.
B. To get more sunlight and minerals/nutrients/gasses with less competition and aquatic herbivores.

Answer 2

All animals, then and now, have only three basic needs which drive their behavior: shelter, food/water, protection.

Take your pick. The early water-to-land vertebrate was looking for one or more of the above.

Re: Plants . . . who said they invaded the land? Maybe it was the other way around? Maybe not. Take your pick. But, seriously, plants put out spores or seeds and these probably washed on shore due to natural wave action and the wind took it from there.

Now I will put my time machine back in the garage.

BIOLOGY TEACHER

Answer 3

There wasn't anything bad about it. Some vertebrates developed feet which helped them evade enemies by scurrying across the ocean floor. When they found themselves washed on the shore, they already possessed an adaptation which helped them to travel on land. Evolution progressed after that point.

Answer 4

Nothing is bad about water. It wasn't like a conscious decision (I'm gonna grow some lungs now so that I can run away from home and live on that island) it was an adaptation that allowed exploitation of a new habitat.

Answer 5

to answer both questions: food and survival. animals crawled out on land to get food when they needed it. eventually they adapted to going on land and just stayed there for the food. this also gave them a chance to get away from predators to reproduce, creating more land-dwelling animals. the plants came souly for the wholesome nutrients and fresh air away from the muddy sea life.

Answer 6

It was that their food supply was running low and evolution