The Plankton Paradox
by Owen Omid Borville
August 16, 2020
Biology
The Plankton Paradox continues to baffle scientists, as plankton continue to survive and be successful despite much competition in the natural world environment. Evolutionists wonder how plankton have survived so long on Earth, while creationists assert that plankton are part of a special creation and are designed to survive in their environment.
Plankton are a diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water, unable to swim against the current. Plankton is found in oceans, seas, and freshwater and are a major source of food for larger aquatic organisms. Plankton range in size from microscopic to centimeters or even feet in length.
Examples of plankton include bacteria, algae, archaea, and protozoa, while larger examples include jellyfish. Plankton does not include organisms that live on the surface of the water or those that swim in the water, each of which have different terminology. Plankton only includes the aquatic or marine organisms beneath the surface that do not swim.
The Paradox of the Plankton is that a very diverse collection of plankton types exist despite limited resources for survival in their environment. This paradox is highlighted by the...
Competitive Exclusion Principle, or Gause's Law, which says that when two species compete for the same resource, one will survive and the other will not. There are other living things that seem to violate this principle and therefore this principle cannot be considered in all examples. Universal theories of biodiversity in mainstream science fail to recognize the possibility of a special design and creation of life.
There is a limited amount of light and nutrients in the waters to justify the diversity observed with plankton in the natural environment. Are there other characteristics and abilities that plankton possess that enable them to survive? This is a strong possibility. Plankton were specifically designed to survive in their environment, according to the creation model.
by Owen Omid Borville
August 16, 2020
Biology
The Plankton Paradox continues to baffle scientists, as plankton continue to survive and be successful despite much competition in the natural world environment. Evolutionists wonder how plankton have survived so long on Earth, while creationists assert that plankton are part of a special creation and are designed to survive in their environment.
Plankton are a diverse collection of organisms that live in large bodies of water, unable to swim against the current. Plankton is found in oceans, seas, and freshwater and are a major source of food for larger aquatic organisms. Plankton range in size from microscopic to centimeters or even feet in length.
Examples of plankton include bacteria, algae, archaea, and protozoa, while larger examples include jellyfish. Plankton does not include organisms that live on the surface of the water or those that swim in the water, each of which have different terminology. Plankton only includes the aquatic or marine organisms beneath the surface that do not swim.
The Paradox of the Plankton is that a very diverse collection of plankton types exist despite limited resources for survival in their environment. This paradox is highlighted by the...
Competitive Exclusion Principle, or Gause's Law, which says that when two species compete for the same resource, one will survive and the other will not. There are other living things that seem to violate this principle and therefore this principle cannot be considered in all examples. Universal theories of biodiversity in mainstream science fail to recognize the possibility of a special design and creation of life.
There is a limited amount of light and nutrients in the waters to justify the diversity observed with plankton in the natural environment. Are there other characteristics and abilities that plankton possess that enable them to survive? This is a strong possibility. Plankton were specifically designed to survive in their environment, according to the creation model.
