Natural selection
For this assessment, you will be producing a written assignment of 1800 words. This must be fully referenced. Ensure that you are considering the assessment criteria as well as the grade descriptors within your work.
Use the following points to help you organise your work:
1. Provide an explanation for the process of natural selection. Include the conditions that natural selections occurs in response to. [ac 1.1]
2. Explain the historical development of the theory of natural selection (e.g. Darwin) [ac 1.1]
3. Explain and evaluate the evidence for the theory of evolution. Within this section you must make reference to:
a. Fossil record b. Comparative anatomy c. Comparative biochemistry
[ac 1.2]
4. Evaluate models competing with the theory of evolution. For example, provide a comparison between Darwin and another model. What are the strengths and limitations of this model in comparison? [ac 1.3
S. Explain how variation and mutation form the basis of natural selection. [ac 1.4]
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