Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780321922212
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Evolution is a process in which the changes that occur in an organism’s characteristics. Evolution explains the way living beings have changed in a period.

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Which of the following statement about the Theory of Special Creation (TSC) is correct?     -In contrast to evolution, TSC believes that all the estimated >100 million species on earth were created individually and separately.     -TSC also states that, since their creations, these species have remained the same forms without much change.     -For TSC, only a very short time has elapsed since the creations of all the species on earth.     -TSC does not believe that these millions of species shared a common ancestor.     -All of the above
Biological evolution is defined as a change in the of a species over time. survival rate genetic makeup number of individuals number of offspring
Natural selection can be defined as: chance differences in organism traits. the chance for species numbers to increase rapidly. the processes that lead individuals to resemble their parents. the differential survival and reproduction of individuals. the genetic fixation of species.
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