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    Worksheet: 1. What Is Darwin's Contribution To Modern Science? Cite 3 References

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    Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has influenced several modern fields in three key ways: 1) Agriculture by enabling the scientific breeding of hardier, higher-yielding crops through an understanding of selection and genetics. 2) The economy through the growth of agricultural and medical industries, which are major global economic forces that influence trade deals. 3) Religion, as some fundamentalist denominations reject evolution, though most religions have accepted the science. Political science is indirectly influenced through global economic and religious factors.

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    Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has influenced several modern fields in three key ways: 1) Agriculture by enabling the scientific breeding of hardier, higher-yielding crops through an understanding of selection and genetics. 2) The economy through the growth of agricultural and medical industries, which are major global economic forces that influence trade deals. 3) Religion, as some fundamentalist denominations reject evolution, though most religions have accepted the science. Political science is indirectly influenced through global economic and religious factors.

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    Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection has influenced several modern fields in three key ways: 1) Agriculture by enabling the scientific breeding of hardier, higher-yielding crops through an understanding of selection and genetics. 2) The economy through the growth of agricultural and medical industries, which are major global economic forces that influence trade deals. 3) Religion, as some fundamentalist denominations reject evolution, though most religions have accepted the science. Political science is indirectly influenced through global economic and religious factors.

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    WORKSHEET

    Part 2 of 4
    (Ch.1, Lesson1-Intellectual Revolutions that Defined Society)

    Think About These Questions

    1. What is Darwin’s contribution to modern science? Cite 3 references.

    Darwin's greatest contribution to science is that he completed the


    Copernican Revolution by drawing out for biology the notion of nature as a
    system of matter in motion governed by natural laws . With Darwin's discovery of
    natural selection, the origin and adaptations of organisms were brought into the
    realm of science.__

    2. How can Darwin’s evolutionary theory influence the following fields in


    modern times:

     Economy
     Agriculture
     Political Science
     Religion

     Agriculture: A lot in agriculture has been touched by evolution, and since


    ancient times. The reason that we have wheat and not grass, or why the
    dessert banana you eat is not green, small, bitter and full of seeds, or why
    you have broccoli and cauliflower instead of wild mustard, is due to
    selection. With the understanding of the mechanisms involved in
    evolution, mapping of genes and gene editing, agricultural scientists can
    now create entirely new crops, like golden rice (rice plus a gene for beta
    carotene) or wheat crops that can survive saltier soil.

     Economy: The effects of the understanding of evolution has not only


    resulted in agricultural giants in economy, but also medical giants. Both of
    these are major influences in local and global economy. Trade deals are
    done around protection of medical intellectual properties and agricultural
    produce.

     Religion: Except for a few fundamentalist denominations, mainly parts of


    the US Evangelical community and the Middle-East Muslim communities,
    religion has mostly shrugged its shoulder. Those fundamentalists have
    seriously got their knickers in a twist.

     Political science: Directly, there’s little influence. Indirectly (se Economy


    and Religion) the effect is huge. Global economy, and hence global
    politics, involves those trade deals mentioned.

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