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    Evolution in biology is a genetic change in a line of descent over time. The evolution of life on Earth has resulted in many hundreds of thousands of species. Genetic evidence reveals that humans share a common ancestor with life forms as different from us as bacteria and corn plants. In early 1800s‚ the source of Earth’s remarkable diversity of life forms was hotly disputed. Many people believed that all species had come into existence at the same time in the distant past. In 1831 Charles Darwin

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    Theory of Evolution One of the greatest questions of all time is: "Where did we all come from?" One of the most popular answers to this question is creationism‚ the idea that everything was created by a higher being. Another popular idea is evolution‚ the idea that all living organisms descended from a less complex organism. Evolution possesses a new way of thinking that is being greatly accepted by the scientific community‚ but not by pious groups of people. Creation and evolution are diametrically

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    The theory of evolution‚ formalized by Charles Darwin‚ is as much theory as is the theory of gravity‚ or the theory of relativity. Unlike theories of physics‚ biological theories‚ and especially evolution‚ have been argued long and hard in socio-political arenas. Even today‚ evolution is not often taught in primary schools. However‚ evolution is the binding force of all biological research. It is the unifying theme. In paleontology‚ evolution gives workers a powerful way to organize the remains of

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    This article is about evolution in biology. For other uses‚ see Evolution (disambiguation). Page semi-protected For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic‚ see Introduction to evolution. Part of a series on Evolutionary biology Diagrammatic representation of the divergence of modern taxonomic groups from their common ancestor. Key topics[show] Processes and outcomes[show] Natural history[show] History of evolutionary theory[show] Fields and applications[show]

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    relationship with those of America‚ though separated from that continent by an open space of ocean‚ between 500 and 600 miles in width." At this early stage of his life‚ along with graduating college Darwin soon began collecting evidence for his theory of Evolution and natural selection. While on his journey Darwin made many observations. They were mainly about the different species he saw on the Galapagos Islands. Each island had a different variation of birds. He noticed that the beak sizes of the

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    USA whether or not Evolution should be taught in public school classrooms due to the controversy over evolution and creationism. In the early 2000’s a parent in Dover Pennsylvania went to the district school board with complaints that his child was being taught lessons in science that contradicted his religious beliefs; the subject being evolution. Joshua Rowand was taught by his family and church that the world was created through creationism and felt that the theory of Evolution did not support his

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    Gaston Havandjian Proffesor Hubbell English Comp I Essay Two 10/09/12 Evolution Did you know that in this exact moment people are being born without wisdom teeth? Probably after reading this you are thinking about how great will it be for these lucky ones not experiencing the pain you had to go through when those wise bones were growing out or the anxiety you felt the day the surgeon removed them for good. You also might be asking yourself a question: Why this is happening? The answer can

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    over the last century and a half. Another crazy thing is that it usually takes thousands of years for an animal to develop evolutionary changes like the elephant has done‚ but the elephant has done it in 150 years? Well‚ scientists call this rapid evolution and it is all due to one very common problem (Environmental News Network et.al 2008). What I was able to find out though was that this evolutionary change is actually helping them survive. How you may ask? Well‚ one problem in today’s world that

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    The Evolution of Snakes Rafferty Crawford BIO/101 July 17‚ 2012 Peter Karanja The Evolution of Snakes Snakes are a diverse group of squamates that include about 2900 species of boas‚ colubrids‚ pythons‚ vipers‚ blind snakes‚ mole vipers‚ and sunbeam snakes (Pickrell‚ 2010). Snakes‚ like all living things‚ are a product of the process of evolution. Evolution allows species to change over time in response to environmental factors to produce entirely new species. As diverse as they are today

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    Patterns of Evolution Humans alter our environment to suit our needs rather than adapt to our environment based on environmental stressors. Due to this fact‚ we are unlikely to be affected by the pressures of natural selection. We will not likely be affected by further evolution. In convergent evolution‚ unrelated species living in the similar environments become more and more alike in appearance as they adapt to the same kind of environment. Dolphins and sharks are examples of convergent

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