Sentence examples for because they were adapted from inspiring English sources

Some biologists believe that these microbes resemble our common ancestor, because they were adapted to an early Earth very different from the gentle Gaia we have today.

Feathers certainly aid flight, but they were not originally selected because they were adapted to flight.

He said that the Nation of Islam followed Islam as it was practiced around the world, but the Nation's teachings varied from those of other Muslims because they were adapted to the "uniquely pitiful" condition of black people in America.

The most rigorous methods are those that combine experimental approaches with information from natural settings for example, in showing that the beaks of different species of Galapagos finch are shaped differently because they are adapted to feed on seeds of different sizes.

All these measures contribute significantly to environmental enhancement and climate change because they are adapted to local needs (European Union 2013, p. 7).

Many species, including fruit flies and humans, have similar gradations in their pigmentation because they are adapted to their local environments, the scientists note.

Leaf unfolding and leaf development are controlled by temperature (Davi et al. 2011; Laube et al. 2014), and later-flushing genotypes are able to develop leaves faster than early flushing ones because they are adapted to avoid late-frost damage in northern growing conditions (Howe et al. 2003).

Sponge-derived fungi have repeatedly been shown as interesting sources of novel bioactive metabolites previously not found from terrestrial strains of the same species (Subramani et al. 2013), because they are adapted, amongst others factors, to the harsh marine environment (e.g., high pressure, low temperature, oligotrophic nutrients, high salinity) (Chen et al. 2011).

This may be because most are annual weeds which cannot easily establish under the conditions of high density and shading in the undisturbed plots, because they are adapted to open habitats.

Because they are adapted to warm temperatures, temperature is the main factor affecting their growth.

9 Container breeding species generally only travel very short distances, because they are adapted to urban environments, where blood meal sources and breeding sites are in close proximity.