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    Marine Biology

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    Marine Biology is the scientific study of organisms that are dependent on water. Marine Biology is an interesting topic to many people because of the exotic animals you get to work with. A career in Marine Biology can be dangerous because of the wild animals‚ but at the same time it can be fun. It takes time‚ training‚ and intelligence to succeed in the career. In order to make it in this Biology field you must complete a college work in oceanography‚ marine biology‚ or conservation. You will

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    Adapted from L. Miriello by S. Sharp AP Biology Guided Reading Chapter 23 Evolution Name __________________________ 1. What is the smallest using of evolution and why is this important to understand? 2. Define the following terms: a. Microevolution b. Population c. Population genetics d. Gene pool 3. What is the Hardy-Weinberg Theorem and why does it appear to be an apparent contradiction to evolution? 4. What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? What are the five conditions for H-W

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    The Five Themes of Biology Transfer of energy: the movement of energy from one place to another‚ matter can not be created nor destroyed Bioheat transfer: heat transfer in biological systems. How heat moves from one compartment‚ be it within the body or external to the body‚ to another compartment in the body Osmosis: Water moving from high concentration to a low concentration Diffusion: Particles moving from high concentration to a low concentration Unity and Diversity: how things are similar

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    An Argument for Evolution Tori Brotherton Lynchburg College Evolution is defined as the change in frequency of genetically determined characteristics within a population over time. There are three key points to consider when referring to this definition. First‚ evolution only occurs in populations‚ which are defined as groups os organisms of the same species that are able to interbreed and are genetically similar. Second‚ genes determine the characteristics displayed by organisms. Third‚ the

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    Describe and evaluate evolutionary explanations of gender. [8 + 16] During the evolutionary adaptation time period‚ between 10-40 thousand years ago‚ our ancestors were hunter-gatherers. This created a division between men and women. The men would hunt for food and the women would be in charge of the domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking. Doing the domestic chores would have kept women more protected‚ as it is less strenuous and would have guarded the camp whilst the men were out hunting

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    Is there a Divine Creator? That has been the question debated by Mankind since the beginning of time. As Christians‚ we know that God has made everything with His mighty hands. In the 19th century‚ a theory was proposed by Charles Darwin that would change the outlook on life forever. Darwin proposed that there was no Creator at all. Perhaps we have “evolved” into the creatures we are today from a common ancestor. This topic is very important because the view of our origins can shape a whole societies’

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    How Elephants got their trunks This report discusses the evolution of the Elephant. The fossil evidence is described and the theories of Evolution known as Lamarckism and Darwinism are compared and evaluated. Neo-Darwinism and punctuated equilibrium are also defined. Introduction Curiously‚ the evolution of the Elephant was considered by the 3rd American President‚ Thomas Jefferson. During his presidency the remains of a Mammoth were excavated and brought to his attention. The historical context

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    Programmes The spandrels of San Marco and Panglossioan paradigm: a critique of the adaptationist programme‚ a paper by S.J. Gould and R.C. Lewontin‚ portrays five of the alternative adaptationist programmes which are the most common view of evolutionary reasoning to date. The first adaptationist programme Gould mentions in the paper is a population that does not undergo selection or adaptation. In this type of population it is possible for the alleles to differentiate and then fix for different

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    subjective‚ up till now‚ there is no scientific evidence can show to support the existence of God. When comparing to the evolution theory‚ which is back up by scientific statistic of the human development‚ Divine theory is more likely to be unreal. The evolutionary theory provides a more reasonable theory explaining the existence of language as the enhancement of the communication form and physical development of human. As the society in the past is rather simple‚ therefore the early human beings only using

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    in the new environmental conditions (O’neil‚ 2011). We must think of evolution as simply change‚ changes in species to adapt and survive in their environments. In a stable environment‚ there is no selection pressure on organisms to change‚ so evolutionary stasis is the result. The creation and extinction of species on Earth is considered to take hundreds of millions of years to occur‚ based on the carbon dating process of fossils‚ rock formations‚ and erosion evidence from wind and water. These

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