Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
What is the relationship between evolution and biodiversity?
Inquiry Question
Overview
- Explain biological diversity in terms of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection by examining the changes in and diversification of life since it first appeared on the Earth
- Analyse how an accumulation of microevolutionary changes can drive evolutionary changes and speciation over time, for example:
- Evolution of the horse
- Evolution of the platypus
- Explain, using examples, how Darwin and Wallace’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection accounts for:
- Convergent evolution
- Divergent evolution
- Explain how punctuated equilibrium is different from the gradual process of natural selection