Processes of Evolution
What is Evolution?
- Evolution is a change in the genetic composition of populations over time
Theory
- A cohesive set of principles, ideas, and facts that have been well tested over time
by scientists and have stood up to intense scrutiny and testing.
Hypothesis
- A testable prediction. Many hypotheses must be tested before the theory can be
established.
Evolutionary Theory
- Is a set of ideas used to understand the mechanisms of evolutionary change
- This theory is supposed with many lines of evidence and has stood up to more than
a century of intense scrutiny and hypothesis tested (attempts to falsify)
Evolutionary theory has many useful applications
- Understanding treating and preventing diseases
- Developing better crops and industrial process
- Understanding the diversification of life and how species interact
- Making predictions about the biological world
