BIO 200LLB Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fundamentalism, Biblical Literalism, Biogeography

• School: University at Buffalo
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIO 200LLB
• Professor: Herreid, C F

Document Summary

Astronomy, geology, biology deal with the historical questions. Cosmology is origin and evolution of the universe and solar system. Deals with the origin and evolution of earth. Evolutionary biology deals with the origin and evolution of life. The universe, the earth, and organisms change over time. Biological evolution is the study of how organisms change over time and the mechanisms involved. Charles darwin called biological evolution descent with modification. Over time organisms became modified, specialized and adapted to their environment. Why is evolution important (the most important) Ex chimpanzees and humans dna is 98. 5 identical. Human embryos have tails and gill structures without function. Fish have hearts with 2 chamber frogs have 3 lizards have 3. 5 and. Insects develop resistance to insecticides humans have 4. Usa has a low acceptance for evolution. Nothing makes sense except in the light of evolution . Around 60 percent of people don"t believe in evolution. Many people have a poor understanding of science.