THE ROLE OF METAPHOR IN THE DARWIN DEBATES: NATURAL
... interpretations of the Bible became increasingly important. The simple, literal sense of the words of the Bible—what is commonly called Biblical literalism— became the only available authority to those who recognized no human authority. The rejection of human authority was particularly prominent for ...
... interpretations of the Bible became increasingly important. The simple, literal sense of the words of the Bible—what is commonly called Biblical literalism— became the only available authority to those who recognized no human authority. The rejection of human authority was particularly prominent for ...
Evolution by Natural Selection, continued
... • Fossils provide an actual record of Earth’s past lifeforms give evidence that: ...
... • Fossils provide an actual record of Earth’s past lifeforms give evidence that: ...
AP Biology Syllabus - School Without Walls Biology
... The AP Biology course is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester college introductory biology course usually taken by biology majors during their first year. The class is designed for students who have taken both biology and chemistry. In addition, it is strongly recommended that students in ...
... The AP Biology course is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester college introductory biology course usually taken by biology majors during their first year. The class is designed for students who have taken both biology and chemistry. In addition, it is strongly recommended that students in ...
14_self_test_qanda.doc
... thinking that change in organisms would be gradual and continuous over long periods of time, but other answers are also correct. b. Incorrect. This is true in that Darwin did conceive of evolutionary change being gradual and continuous over long periods of time, but other answers are also correct. c ...
... thinking that change in organisms would be gradual and continuous over long periods of time, but other answers are also correct. b. Incorrect. This is true in that Darwin did conceive of evolutionary change being gradual and continuous over long periods of time, but other answers are also correct. c ...
Chapter 3: Darwinian Natural Selection
... indirect and the interpretation startling, but Darwin’s argument was so compelling that scientific debate over descent with modification virtually ended by the mid-1870s. Evolution was, and is, an established fact. “Nevertheless,” he continued,“such a conclusion, even if well founded, would be unsat ...
... indirect and the interpretation startling, but Darwin’s argument was so compelling that scientific debate over descent with modification virtually ended by the mid-1870s. Evolution was, and is, an established fact. “Nevertheless,” he continued,“such a conclusion, even if well founded, would be unsat ...
Presentazione di PowerPoint
... Studying the natural selection today Scientists are observing variations in the beak of Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) in relation with climate changes at Galàpagos islands. ...
... Studying the natural selection today Scientists are observing variations in the beak of Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) in relation with climate changes at Galàpagos islands. ...
Presentazione di PowerPoint
... Studying the natural selection today Scientist are observing variations in the beak of Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) in relation with climate changes at Galàpagos islands. ...
... Studying the natural selection today Scientist are observing variations in the beak of Medium Ground Finch (Geospiza fortis) in relation with climate changes at Galàpagos islands. ...
An Evaluation of Supplementary Biology and Evolution Curricular
... Darwin was, of course, well aware even in the nineteenth century of the problem that the abrupt appearance of animal groups presented for his theory. He stated: “The case at present must remain inexplicable; and may be truly urged as a valid argument against the views here entertained.” Contrary to ...
... Darwin was, of course, well aware even in the nineteenth century of the problem that the abrupt appearance of animal groups presented for his theory. He stated: “The case at present must remain inexplicable; and may be truly urged as a valid argument against the views here entertained.” Contrary to ...
The morphogenesis of evolutionary developmental biology
... Evolutionary developmental biology has its origins in the evolutionary morphology of the late nineteenth century. In 1859, Darwin had written, «It is generally acknowledged that all organic beings have been formed on two great laws—Unity of Type and Conditions of Existence.» While natural selection ...
... Evolutionary developmental biology has its origins in the evolutionary morphology of the late nineteenth century. In 1859, Darwin had written, «It is generally acknowledged that all organic beings have been formed on two great laws—Unity of Type and Conditions of Existence.» While natural selection ...
The morphogenesis of evolutionary developmental biology
... Evolutionary developmental biology has its origins in the evolutionary morphology of the late nineteenth century. In 1859, Darwin had written, «It is generally acknowledged that all organic beings have been formed on two great laws—Unity of Type and Conditions of Existence.» While natural selection ...
... Evolutionary developmental biology has its origins in the evolutionary morphology of the late nineteenth century. In 1859, Darwin had written, «It is generally acknowledged that all organic beings have been formed on two great laws—Unity of Type and Conditions of Existence.» While natural selection ...
The actuality of Lamarck: towards the
... even species are somewhat artificial and transient entities in the flow of evolution. In his conchological studies, he tried to persuade his peers that fossil mollusk species were not extinct but that they were probably still living somewhere, in uncharted waters or lands, under more propitious cond ...
... even species are somewhat artificial and transient entities in the flow of evolution. In his conchological studies, he tried to persuade his peers that fossil mollusk species were not extinct but that they were probably still living somewhere, in uncharted waters or lands, under more propitious cond ...
the case of evolution
... was completed so that ideas in the curriculum materials not in line with scientific thinking could be recognised more easily. Futuyma (2009) provides a list of 16 points that summarise essential components of current evolutionary thinking (known as ‘the evolutionary synthesis’). However, for a basic ...
... was completed so that ideas in the curriculum materials not in line with scientific thinking could be recognised more easily. Futuyma (2009) provides a list of 16 points that summarise essential components of current evolutionary thinking (known as ‘the evolutionary synthesis’). However, for a basic ...
Life Science, 4th ed. Lesson Plan Overview
... in cellular activities presents for evolution Cellular respiration as a marvelous example of God’s handiwork Leaven in the Bible A Christian versus a secular view of photosynthesis and its role in maintaining life ...
... in cellular activities presents for evolution Cellular respiration as a marvelous example of God’s handiwork Leaven in the Bible A Christian versus a secular view of photosynthesis and its role in maintaining life ...
Notes - Brookings School District
... lizard. In some species, legs have become so small they no longer function in walking. Why would an organism possess organs with little or no function? One explanation: The gene code is present to make the organ, but function has been lost through change over time. If the organ is not vital to survi ...
... lizard. In some species, legs have become so small they no longer function in walking. Why would an organism possess organs with little or no function? One explanation: The gene code is present to make the organ, but function has been lost through change over time. If the organ is not vital to survi ...
WHAT IS DARWIN`S THEORY?
... lizard. In some species, legs have become so small they no longer function in walking. Why would an organism possess organs with little or no function? One explanation: The gene code is present to make the organ, but function has been lost through change over time. If the organ is not vital to survi ...
... lizard. In some species, legs have become so small they no longer function in walking. Why would an organism possess organs with little or no function? One explanation: The gene code is present to make the organ, but function has been lost through change over time. If the organ is not vital to survi ...
More on how and why: cause and effect in biology revisited
... In this article, Mayr distinguished ‘proximate’ from ‘ultimate’ causes. Proximate causes are immediate, mechanical influences on a trait—they explain how internal (e.g. hormonal) and external (e.g. temperature, day length) factors combine to elicit or generate the character. Conversely, ultimate cau ...
... In this article, Mayr distinguished ‘proximate’ from ‘ultimate’ causes. Proximate causes are immediate, mechanical influences on a trait—they explain how internal (e.g. hormonal) and external (e.g. temperature, day length) factors combine to elicit or generate the character. Conversely, ultimate cau ...
POSSIBLE LARGEST-SCALE TRENDS IN ORGANISMAL
... claim of the information school is that, under the influence of mutation alone, and therefore in the absence of selection, a group of related taxa, or clade, is expected to grow and to diffuse throughout its genotype space. In doing so, its component species are expected to diverge from each other, ...
... claim of the information school is that, under the influence of mutation alone, and therefore in the absence of selection, a group of related taxa, or clade, is expected to grow and to diffuse throughout its genotype space. In doing so, its component species are expected to diverge from each other, ...
The Life of David Lack: Father of Evolutionary Ecology
... Most instructors who teach about the theory of evolution will be familiar with the ornithologist David Lack, due to the often reproduced images of the beak sizes and shapes of the Galápagos finches. His classic work from which the illustrations derive, Darwin’s Finches (1947a), stands as one of the ...
... Most instructors who teach about the theory of evolution will be familiar with the ornithologist David Lack, due to the often reproduced images of the beak sizes and shapes of the Galápagos finches. His classic work from which the illustrations derive, Darwin’s Finches (1947a), stands as one of the ...
Repeated modification of early limb morphogenesis programmes
... evolutionary patterns (e.g. [1–3]; reviewed in [4,5]). The basic argument has revolved around the issue of which is more important in determining evolutionary patterns: developmental factors that constrain the variation that is produced, or selective factors that determine how genetic variation is s ...
... evolutionary patterns (e.g. [1–3]; reviewed in [4,5]). The basic argument has revolved around the issue of which is more important in determining evolutionary patterns: developmental factors that constrain the variation that is produced, or selective factors that determine how genetic variation is s ...
Evolutionary distributions and competition by way of reaction
... we obtain soft-selection. With generalized functions and weak solutions (see for example Smoller, 1982; Renardy and Rogers, 1993; Cantrell and Cosner, 2004), one may implement abrupt changes in soft selection with a step function. There are also claims of causes of evolution other than those discuss ...
... we obtain soft-selection. With generalized functions and weak solutions (see for example Smoller, 1982; Renardy and Rogers, 1993; Cantrell and Cosner, 2004), one may implement abrupt changes in soft selection with a step function. There are also claims of causes of evolution other than those discuss ...
MUTATION THEORY - Textbook History
... track as they tried to compete with the tabloid press for attention from their funding sources, the Carnegies, etc. According to Edersby, because of its general popularity and play in the press, De Vries’ mutation theory, even after it became scientifically suspect, had a major influence on how biol ...
... track as they tried to compete with the tabloid press for attention from their funding sources, the Carnegies, etc. According to Edersby, because of its general popularity and play in the press, De Vries’ mutation theory, even after it became scientifically suspect, had a major influence on how biol ...
Darwin`s Theory of Evolution The Puzzle of Life`s
... lizard. In some species, legs have become so small they no longer function in walking. Why would an organism possess organs with little or no function? One explanation: The gene code is present to make the organ, but function has been lost through change over time. If the organ is not vital to survi ...
... lizard. In some species, legs have become so small they no longer function in walking. Why would an organism possess organs with little or no function? One explanation: The gene code is present to make the organ, but function has been lost through change over time. If the organ is not vital to survi ...
Manuscript - Weizmann Institute of Science
... between different requirements. Con*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected] sider two phenotypes v and v ' . If v ' is better at all tasks than v , the latter Biological systems that need to perform multiple tasks face a fundamental trade-off: will be eliminated b ...
... between different requirements. Con*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: [email protected] sider two phenotypes v and v ' . If v ' is better at all tasks than v , the latter Biological systems that need to perform multiple tasks face a fundamental trade-off: will be eliminated b ...
Natural Selection as a Cause: Probability, Chance, and Selective
... eyesight, bias chance. And, biased chance (or chance with biases) can sometimes be analyzed very differently from unbiased chance. Let us notice that both Millstein and Brandon miss this fundamental point, when they associate discriminate and indiscriminate sampling with two different set-ups for e ...
... eyesight, bias chance. And, biased chance (or chance with biases) can sometimes be analyzed very differently from unbiased chance. Let us notice that both Millstein and Brandon miss this fundamental point, when they associate discriminate and indiscriminate sampling with two different set-ups for e ...