The GAIA Hypothesis Flashcards
1
Q
When was the GAIA Hypothesis developed and by whom?
A
In 1970, by James Lovelock
2
Q
What does the GAIA Hypothesis state?
A
- Planet Earth acts like a single living organism made up of individual and interconnected units.
- Organisms co-evolved with their environment to form a self-regulating system.
3
Q
How did the evolution of life change the planet?
A
- It stabilized global temperatures.
- It made up atmospheric composition.
- It formed ocean salinity.
- It made planet habitable.
- It allowed a wider variety of life forms to evolve.
- It improved conditions of organisms.
