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What are the 4 main evidence of evolution?
Evidence for evolution: anatomy, molecular biology, biogeography, fossils, & direct observation.
Why is evolution not progressive?
Evolution has nothing to do with progress. Because the evolution of a species is constrained by its history, there will be features that are themselves non-adaptive, but come about as side-effects of more important adaptive changes.
What do humans still have that suggests we may have evolved from the same common ancestor as monkeys?
Our closer cousins Humans are actually more closely related to chimpanzees and other apes, but DNA evidence again shows that we didn’t evolve from them. Chimps and humans share between 98 to 99\% of DNA suggesting that we shared a common ancestor around 6 million years ago.
Is evolution a straight line?
Evolution doesn’t follow a preordained, straight path. Yet images abound that suggest otherwise. From museum displays to editorial cartoons, evolution is depicted as a linear progression from primitive to advanced.
What are the most common myths about human evolution?
It’s just a theory. Yes,scientists call it the “theory of evolution”,but this is in recognition of its well accepted scientific standing.
What do you think about evolution is ‘just’ a theory?
Evolution Is Just a Theory! Though this statement is technically correct – evolution is indeed a theory – people who do not understand the implications of that word as it is used in science often think it is saying something different from what it actually means.
What are common misconceptions about natural selection?
One of the misconceptions about natural selection is that humans can’t negatively impact ecosystems, because species will just evolve what they need to survive. This is, perhaps, based on another misconception that natural selection can predict and supply what a species needs. This however is not true.
Is evolution a theory, or is it a fact?
Evolution as fact and theory. Evolution, in this context, is both a fact and a theory. It is an incontrovertible fact that organisms have changed, or evolved, during the history of life on Earth. And biologists have identified and investigated mechanisms that can explain the major patterns of change.”.