BIO 100 - Patterns of Evolution

BIO 100

CheckPoint: Patterns of Evolution
 Resources: Appendix B and Ch. 2 of Bioinquiry
 Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]
 Review Ch. 2 of the text. Refer to Appendix B under Week Six, for more information on the different types of evolution.
 Post a 200- to 300-word response to the following:
o Humans shape their environment in ways that other organisms cannot. Are humans subject to the same pressures of natural selection as other organisms? Why or why not?
o Provide an example of convergent and divergent evolution, adaptive radiation, and co-evolution. Then, respond to the following:
 Choose one of the examples you provided and discuss the implications this example may have for future humans.
BIO 100—Introduction to Life Science with Lab
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