Question

Evolution is an accepted biological process that remains poorlyunderstood by the wider public. A source of this confusion is amisunderstanding of the very mechanism that drives evolution ofpopulations over time.

a. What is the basic mechanism of evolution and how does itoccur?

b. Why would you expect to see a greater resilience and alsopotential change in sexually reproducing organisms compared toasexually producing ones?

c. What are two selection patterns? Give scenarios to explaineach?

d. What are the two types of evolution and how could we measureeach?

e. What are four factors that can lead to speciation?