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What is the affect of gravity on organisms?

Asked by interalex (130points) December 2nd, 2010

The impact it has on creatures/organisms locomotion.
What about limbs if gravity is very very low on other planets?
Will (Do) creatures require wings and tails to fly instead of walking/ limbs or a combination of legs/arms/wings and tail? and/or
Will (do) they need to be mostly attached to the ground?
If so how about their civilization?

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With heavier gravity, the inhabitants have heavier musculature. With lighter gravity, they would be long and spindly.

They might very well have wings or fly. That would depend on whether the atmosphere would support flight. How much atmosphere is a function of gravity too.

There is a narrow range of gravities that could support life as we know it.

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windex's avatar

Great question, I think James Cameron would be the perfect guy to answer this.

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mattbrowne's avatar

It keeps our bones hard and tough.

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NRO's avatar

decreases their speed and endurance but makes them stronger to last longer.

until darwininian selection evolves them, technology will have to assist
[no problem if they got there in the first place].

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