False. Evolution is a general theory relating to the change amongst species over time. It is not specific to any particular species, nor even to a group of species, but to all species that have ever existed, are existing and will ever exist.
False. Relationships that that were not apparent to classifiers before the theory of evolution by natural selection was developed were brought into sharp relief by the theory. Mans place in nature, such as his close relationship with the great apes, could now be seen clearly.
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False. Darwin's theory of evolution greatly influenced the way species were classified. It led to the development of phylogenetic classification based on common ancestry, replacing the earlier morphological classification system. This new approach considers evolutionary relationships when grouping species together.
Scientific theory
False. Isolation promotes natural selection of the unique mutations and recombinations in an isolated population, thus leading to evolution.
There is no such reason. Evolution, the change in allele frequency over time in a population of organisms, is a fact and as much a fact as the sun rising in the East every day. The theory of evolution explains much about the fact of evolution and is supported by more evidence that the fact that the sun seems to rise in the East is explained by the theory of heliocenterism.
It is called a theory because that is precisely what it is. It is not called a theory because it 'isn't real'. Evidence is still coming in, and over the next few generations there will be a more solid sense that it is either NOT a good working model of the universe we observe, or it IS a good working model. As is true of any basic theory, it may one day be over-turned and another model will take its place. Edit: To add to the point made above - Germ Theory is still a "Theory". Although it has not been proven false, nor do we expect it to, so its assumed to be true. Same with gravity, General Relativity is only a theory, but its not been proven false, nor do we expect it to. That is how science works. Nothing is ever proven true. Theories can only be proven false and when theories stand up to rigorous testing and competition and are not able to be proven false, they then become accepted as being true. Theory of Evolution being a great example. We now know evolution is fact, but the Theory of Evolution is our attempt to describe the process of evolution and the theory.....itself....is still evolving.
" Believe in " is the operative word here. People let there feelings and beliefs get in the way of accepting the evidence for evolution. Some have been heavily indoctrinated into either or positions. Either evolution is false or my beliefs are false. When you are given over to belief without evidence then many hang tenaciously onto those beliefs and put themselves on the wrong side of a false dichotomy.
False. Organisms change over time due to evolution, which is driven by natural selection (survival of the fittest) and artificial selection (human intervention). This process leads to the adaptation and diversification of species.
It would probably be superseded by a thesis founded on more credible scientific evidence.
Evolution by natural selection can be described as a "scientific theory" because it is a well-substantiated explanation of natural phenomena based on a body of evidence and extensive testing. Unlike everyday usage of the term "theory," in scientific contexts, it represents a robust framework that has withstood rigorous scrutiny and has not been proven false. This theory is supported by diverse fields such as genetics, paleontology, and ecology, establishing it as a fundamental principle in understanding biological diversity.
True. With the theory of evolution by natural selection the new science of biology ( at the publication of On The Origin biologists were still naturalists ) could now see that all organisms were related in a nested hierarchy of classification.