Evolutionary Analysis (5th Edition)
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Author: Jon C. Herron, Scott Freeman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 11Q
In 1995, the Alabama School Board, after reviewing high school biology texts, voted to require that this disclaimer be posted on the inside front cover of the approved book (National Public Radio 1995):
This textbook discussed evolution, a controversial theory some scientists present as a scientific explanation for the origin of living things, such as plants, animals, and humans. No one was present when life first appeared on Earth; therefore, any statement about life’s origins should be considered as theory, not fact.
Do you accept the last sentence in this statement? Does the insert’s point of view pertain to other scientific theories, such as the cell theory, the atomic theory, the theory of plate tectonics, and the germ theory of disease?
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Find two examples in the media (internet, TV, etc.) of someone (organization, etc.) erroneously portraying Darwinian evolution using a Lamarckian approach. For both, provide the following:
Its origin
How are they misrepresenting Darwinian evolution?
How do you know they're talking about Lamarckian evolution, not Darwinian?
Address (don’t just say “true” or “false”) the following myths about evolution. Limit your answers to 1-2 sentences each:
a. Evolution tells us how life began
b. Evolution says animals do things for the good of their species.
c. If evolution were true, they would call it a fact, not a theory.
Scientists Stanley Miller and Harold Urey set up an experiment modeling the environmental conditions thought to exist during the early stages of Earth's formation.
The setup of Miller and Urey's experiment is shown below.
Which conclusion about the origin of life could be drawn from the potential results of this experiment?
Life assembled from chemical building blocks.
Life began when water vapor became electrified.
Life evolved from the DNA of simple unicellular organisms.
Life began when salt water caused a mutation in an ancient virus.
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Evolutionary Analysis (5th Edition)
Ch. 3 - In everyday English, the word adaptation means an...Ch. 3 - a. Describe Darwins four postulates in your own...Ch. 3 - Think about how the finch bill data demonstrate...Ch. 3 - According to the text, it is correct to claim that...Ch. 3 - A common creationist criticism of the finch study...Ch. 3 - Suppose that you are starting a long-term study of...Ch. 3 - At the end of an article on how mutations in...Ch. 3 - Describe three major objections to Darwins theory...Ch. 3 - Many working scientists are relatively...Ch. 3 - a. Describe Behes argument of irreducible...
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