How the Environment Influences the Body Plans of Organisms.?

Answer 1

Were an organism lives can determine the size of the organism. An organism the size of a blue whale would have trouble surviving out side of the water. The weight of the animal could cause the animal to collapse in on its self.

Arms and legs are not as effective for movement in water as fins. Fins do little good on land.

Fish that live in salt water have mechanism to remove salt from their bodies that fish living in freshwater do not need.

Animals that live at higher altitudes need to process oxygen more essentially.

There are thousands of things like this.