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Descent with modification: a darwinian view of life. Evolution- main ideas: change over time of genetic comp of a pop, decent of organisms with modification from preexisting organisms. Evolutionary adaption: accumulation of inherited characteristics that enhance organism"s ability to survive in specific environments. Bodies of living organisms are modified through the uses or disuse of parts: inheritance of acquired characteristics. These modifications are inherited by offspring: these ideas turned out to be wrong. Darwin and wallace developed the theory independently: darwin- voyage of the beagle, wallace- naturalist in indonesia. The unequal survival and reproduction of organisms due to environmental forces, resulting in the preservation of favorable adaptions. Process selects from what is available in the gene pool. New characteristics are not created on demand. Think about the 100-m dash track and field competition. 22. 3 evolution is supported by an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence.
