B1.8.1 Progress Evaluation

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B1.8.1 Progress Evaluation - Evolution

Give an honest assessment of your confidence with the following statements. All statements are taken from the B1 specification.

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Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection states that all species of living things have evolved from simple life forms that first developed more than three billion years ago. *

A study of creationism is not required.

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the theory challenged the idea that God made all the animals and plants that live on Earth *

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there was insufficient evidence at the time the theory was published to convince many scientists *

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the mechanism of inheritance and variation was not known until 50 years after the theory was published. *

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Othertheories,includingthatofLamarck,arebased mainly on the idea that changes that occur in an organism during its lifetime can be inherited. We now know that in the vast majority of cases this type of inheritance cannot occur. *

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Studying the similarities and differences between organisms allows us to classify living organisms into animals, plants and microorganisms, and helps us to understand evolutionary and ecological relationships. Models allow us to suggest relationships between organisms. *

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Evolution occurs via natural selection: *

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ndividual organisms within a particular species may show a wide range of variation because of differences in their genes *

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individuals with characteristics most suited to the environment are more likely to survive to breed successfully *

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the genes that have enabled these individuals to survive are then passed on to the next generation. *

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Where new forms of a gene result from mutation there may be relatively rapid change in a species if the environment changes. *

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How confident are you with this topic overall *

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