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Are Species Change Over Time Or One Of The Main Causes Natural Selection?

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The lecturer’s main argument is, species change over time and one of the main causes is natural selection. Evolution is,” the transformation of animals, plants, and other living organisms into different forms by the accumulation of changes over successive generations.” (Martin) A very important aspect is that it is hard for us humans to believe that one things has evolved into another over the generations because we cannot see the process, in order to understand it. An example from the lecture is fossils. Fossils are,” abundance evidence of life changing in form (appearance) through time.” (Martin) We humans share an understanding that,” species are unchangeable.” (Martin) Since we usually do not see the process of the specie’s change, we

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