Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The effects of changing biological systems that influence the evolution of changes in the Earth’s physical environment.

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The gradual change that takes place in an organism over a period of time is called evolution. It is a slow and time-taking process. Evolution takes place due to changes in environmental conditions, natural selection, and mutations that may occur in an organism.

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