• Question: What would happen if animals didn't exist?

    Asked by Derek to Deborah, Euan, Maheen, Rob, Stu on 21 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Maheen Siddiqui

      Maheen Siddiqui answered on 21 Jun 2016:

      We would not exist if all the animals were gone as man is an animal. Most plants would continue to exist, however. But with all animals gone, the changes across the face of the earth would be dramatic. As plants rose to dominate life here, the surface of the earth would become a very different place.

    • Photo: Deborah Prunty

      Deborah Prunty answered on 21 Jun 2016:

      If animals never existed then plants would cover the world of but they would be very different from what they are now. A lot of plants depend on animals to help pollinate them, or spread their seeds. They wouldn’t have flowers, these exist to attract Bees and insects. They wouldn’t grow fruits, these are to encourage animals to eat and spread the seeds. They would have to depend on things like the wind to pollinate them – something that some plants already do.

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