What is environmental evolution?

Why is mutations almost always neutral or harmful? If this is true, why are mutations nevertheless essential to evolution

Write short paragraphs explaining each of the following statements:(a) Natural selection chooses from among the individuals in a populationthose most suited to current environmental conditions. It does not guarantee survival under future conditions.(b) Individuals do not evolve, but populations do.(c) The organisms that exist today do so because their ancestors had traits that allowed them and their offspring to thrive.(d) At the molecular level, evolution can take place by the replacement of one nucleotide by another.(e) Evolution is said to have occurred within a population when measurable genetic changes are detected.

In this activity, you will be creating a concept table of the theories of evolution. You will be given the names of nine scientists that have had an impact on what we currently believe about evolution and you will explore their ideas and theories. You will complete a table that follows the theories of evolution through time. Your table will include the following scientists: • Linnaeus • Hutton • Lamarck • Malthus • Lyell • Darwin . Wallace The table will include the name of the scientist, approximate dates, explanations of the concepts they explored, and the general theory or topic they are credited with. Below is the table you will fill in, with an example of what one part of the table might look like. Use the example to guide you with how much detail is required and how in-depth your responses must be. Be sure to include the following key terms somewhere in vour table. Key Terms: gradualism, catastrophism, taxonomy, use & disuse theory, paleontology, binomial nomenclature, evolution,…