Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

What is the relationship between evolution and biodiversity?

explain biological diversity in terms of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection by examining the changes in and diversification of life since it first appeared on the Earth (ACSBL088)

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analyse how an accumulation of microevolutionary changes can drive evolutionary changes and speciation over time, for example: (ACSBL034, ACSBL093)

  • evolution of the horse

  • evolution of the platypus

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explain, using examples, how Darwin and Wallace’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection accounts for:

  • convergent evolution

  • divergent evolution

explain how punctuated equilibrium is different from the gradual process of natural selection