Chapter 25, Problem 16TYPSS

Summary Introduction

To review:

The theory of the evolution by natural selection to fulfill these six criteria.

(1) They explain otherwise puzzling observations;

(2) They provide connections between otherwise disparate observations;

(3) They make predictions that can be tested; and

(4) They are heuristic, meaning that they open up new avenues of theory and experimentation. Crow added two other elements of scientific theories that he considered important on a personal, emotional level.

(5) They should be elegant, in the sense of being simple and powerful;

(6) They should have an element of surprise

Introduction:

The theory of the evolution was first formulated in 1859 and it was defined as a process through which the organism alters over a period of time due to the result of changes in the heritable traits (physical or behavioral).