1. Evolution proceeds inevitably from simple toward the more complex
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2. There is a great deal of diversity within a population of organisms
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3. Evolution has purpose…
Evolution has purpose….for example, the perfection of blobs into humans.

4. Individual organisms can evolve

5. Evolution occurs any time there is a genetic change in a population over time

6. Individuals have inherited traits that give them a high probability of surviving and reproducing more than the next guy.

7. Evolution may give rise to new species

8. Organisms inherently know what is good for them and subsequently will try to do what is best for them

9. Evolution is science’s best explanation for Natural Selection

10. Parents pass on acquired traits (things that are not genetic) and acquired genetic changes to their offspring

11. The environment ultimately determines which traits are favorable and which are not

12. Ultimately…species have purpose. Some are good and some are not.

13. Only traits that are “good” for the species can evolve

14. Evolutionary “fitness” (as in survival of the fittest) means you are stronger, bigger, more attractive and faster than other members of your population

15. There are always more individuals produced than a given environment can support

16. Evolution has something to do with sex (yes…actual “sex” as in the act of reproducing)

17. When the frequency of a gene (how often we see it) changes in a population from one generation to the next…evolution has occurred.

18. In any given environment…resources are limited

19. The only source of genetic diversity (the only way we are different from one another) is mutation---a change in one’s DNA

20. Mutations are bad

21. Evolution---if given enough time– will produce species that are stronger.

22. Whether or not evolution is occurring IS the theory of evolution

23. Traits must be heritable (in your DNA) in order to provide a selective advantage

24. Individuals are not equal when it comes to survival and reproducing more

25. Natural selection is the differing amounts of reproducing among individuals that vary in their genetic traits