EVOLUTION

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EVOLUTION

Define biological evolution

Understand evolutionary principles & processes

Describe the process of evolution by natural selection

Describe different types of selection

Define fitness

Describe the process of speciation

Evidence for Evolution

The fossil record

Comparative Anatomy (Homologous & Analogous Traits + Vestigial & Analogous Structures)

Comparative Embryology

Common Ancestry

Convergent Evolution

Phylogenetic Constraint

Adaptive Radiation & Geographical Distribution

Domestication

Demonstrate an understanding of evolutionary principles and processes

Use evolutionary theory to explain the modern human condition and the challenges we face