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andy asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 1 decade ago

why is part of the environment poisonous?

Some local trees have berries that are poisonous...people need to wash fruits and vegetables before eating such objects...overall, why are these things made by the earth harmful towards society? I know there are many things happening towards the environment that can kill not only human life, but other life as well. These things are done by people, and not by planet earth. Why are there fungus, bacteria, etc, hitting the plants and fruits of the earth if it injures and sickens the animals of the world. I really do not get it. This is partly a question pertaining god, but if god really did make the environment we live in today, why would he/she made a world where certain bacterias infected the lives of others.

Im only thinking about this because I went in my fridge today and saw molded bread, and watered down my vegetables and fruits because I didn't want those to get bad as well. It's said that we are currently ruining the environment while various lifeforms have the right to infect us? It makes no sense to be honest...

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Plants that are poisonous have more chance of not being eaten and thus passing on their traits to offspring so it is favored by evolution. I can't really think of an answer to why things would be poisonous to humans in a world created by god. Creationist beliefs don't really have an answer to most scientific questions, sorry.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    they do. pass raspberry choosing sometime, and Mulberries require the mountain climbing skills of of an arboreal primate, also loads of plant life have poisonous aspects which could be bumped off-like potato vegetables-at the same time as potatoes the position first taken to Europe the human beings making waiting them very almost killed the diners because they concept the vegetables were the fit for human consumption aspects, seems it replaced into the tuber roots. typically human beings must have information and ability to reap the bright area of the plant, understand the bright training criteria to evade poisoning. evaluate mushrooms-i understand fungus no longer plant, yet imagine about them and how a lot ability is significant to deliver at the same time them interior the wild.

  • 1 decade ago

    Defense mechanisms. Even plants dont want to get eaten.

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