Define evolution?
Change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
Who formulated the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Name his book that he published?
On the Origin of Species
what year?
1859
Evolutionary processes give rise to what?
Biodiversity
At what levels?
species, individual organisms, and molecules.
Existing patterns of biodiversity have been shaped by what?
speciation and by extinction.
Define Evolution by natural selection?
natural selection is a process demonstrated by the observation that more offspring are produced than can possibly survive,
Successive generations of populations are replaced by what?
Progeny of parents.
Do the DNA sequences have a role in Evolution?
Yes.