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Nadia asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 1 decade ago

Patterns of Evolution and Evidence of Evolution?

I have a list of all the things I need to know for my Biology final and it says "Patterns of Evolution (i.e. Coevolution, etc...)" & "Evidence of Evolution (i.e. Fossil Record, etc...)" I don't get what they are? Could you help please? And tell me what I need to know? Would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    To answer on the examples you have provided, coevolution is when two or more organisms evolve in order to become superior to the other(s) or to suit it's habitat better. This can be seen in parasitic infection: the parasite invades the body and damages it - the body responds by evolving to conquer the parasite, the parasite then steps up its own game and so on until the issue is resolved.

    Fossil records are a great way of showing how evolution has occured as it allows us to see differences in bone structure and the eventual addition/removal of extremities etc. If you have access to Campbell and Reece's textbook for Biology then there are great pointers in there!

    Good luck :)

    Source(s): I am a biology student.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Wow, that's an impressive list. I don't really think we need all that evidence to recognise the validity of evolution. We experience it in every moment. But to add one more from scientific enquiry to the list, assuming that you haven't already covered it under a term that I'm not familiar with, (and that is in some ways more easily associated with the direct experience that we have all the time): 32 epigenetics

  • 1 decade ago

    “29+ Evidences for Macroevolution”

    http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/

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    Or you can read your textbook, which will tell you what level of detail is required.

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