Evidence for evolution
What Evidence for evolution means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Fossils show long-term change and antibiotic resistance shows natural selection in action, so the theory of evolution by natural selection is well supported.
Fossils showing gradual change, similarities in DNA and biochemistry between organisms, and observed evolution such as antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
Darwin studied fossils, Galapagos finches and artificial selection by breeders, while Wallace studied wildlife in South America and South-East Asia.
The book presented evidence that species change over time and are related through common ancestry, gathered from observations and specimens.
Fossil comparisons provide evidence for evolution and for relationships between extinct and living organisms.
Fossils and antibiotic resistance in bacteria are evidence supporting the theory of evolution.
Topics that use Evidence for evolution
- Evidence for evolution (AQA GCSE)
- Evolution (AQA GCSE)
- Fossils (AQA GCSE)
- Speciation (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
- Theory of evolution (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
- Natural selection and evolution (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Natural selection
- Antibiotic resistance
- Common ancestry
- Fossil record
- speciation
- Variation
- allele diversity
- Alleles
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