Changing Life on Earth

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Changing Life on Earth takes a look at how and why species slowly change over time. You will learn about Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection, which suggests that an animal with a helpful trait will be better equipped to reproduce than an animal without the trait. The helpful trait will then be passed on to the animal's offspring. The book also supplies intriguing evidence (such as the fossil record) that supports Darwin's theory, and explains Stephen Jay Gould's updated theory that picks up where Darwin left off.

CONTENTS

1. Earth's living things
2. Adaptation and variation
3. Changes long ago and today
4. Darwin and the theory of evolution
5. Evidence for evolution
6. Stephen Jay Gould
7. History of life on Earth
8. Era's of Earth's history
9. Human ancestors
10. Applying the theory
11. Summary
12. Key questions and answers
13. Glossary
14. Find out more
15. Index

Author: Eve Hartman, Wendy Meshbesher

ISBN: 9781406211498

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