EXAM 2

Static Unchanging Universe

The simplest possible universe that can arise is one that is unchanging in time and uniform from place to place.

Causes of Phenomena were Purposeful (Deity)

First Requirement for Evolution by Natural Selection

More offspring are produced than survive

Second Requirement for Evolution by Natural Selection

Variation among individuals

Third Requirement for Evolution by Natural Selection

Inheritance of variation

Fourth Requirement for Evolution by Natural Selection

Individuals with favorable characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce

Selection

Differential survival and reproduction related to this variation

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

a molecule composed of two strands of nucleotides that are wound together into a double helix

Chromosomes

compact structures consisting of long strands of DNA wound around proteins