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Evidences of Evolution

Earth is filled with life. It sustains an enormous number of organisms, most of which are not yet
discovered, explored, catalogued or studied by science. This lesson, will discuss the evidences of
evolution and the causes of this multitude of life to emerge and diversify.

Evolution is the change in heritable traits of a biological population over successive generations. It is
responsible for the diverse forms of life on Earth. Although life is so diverse, patterns of similarities exist
to demonstrate that life emerged from one common ancestor. Similarities in anatomical structures
support the notion of evolution and common lineage among organisms. Likewise, pattern of differences
among and between life forms manifests adaptation as evolutionary mechanism for survival of the
population.

Environmental factors are the drivers of evolutionary process. In response to these environmental
factors, organisms develop adaptive strategies by physical, physiological, and behavioral mechanisms.
The perpetuation of life depends on the ability of the species to adapt to the changing environment .
Scientists believed that the first life-forms appeared on Earth about 3.5 billion years ago. Since then, the
Earth and its organisms have changed and evolved over a period of time. Modern – day species are
believed to have evolved from older species, and that all species descended from a common ancestor.
Evolution is about changes in the genetic makeup of the organisms. The genetic makeup of the
organisms is encoded in their DNA. The encoded information in the cells determines the characteristics
of that organism

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