Evolution Essays and Research Papers

Biological inheritance is the process by which children received the characteristics of its parental cell or organism. Through inheritance, variations exhibited by individuals can accumulate and causes a species to evolve. From the beginning of the earth to today’s modern world was built through evolution over millions of years. Evolution is the process of change…

Grasshoppers Change Their Tune The male Chorthippus biguttus uses a combination of high pitched and low pitched sounds (a harmony) to attract females to mate with. The females find that combination of the two tones the most attractive, so a C. biguttus lacking one of the sounds will be less likely to get a mate….

The ever so enduring investigation of human beings tends to establish an intense controversy between clashing topics and theories. One of the more intriguing aspects of human beings are the theories and evidence of biocultural evolution. As members of this species, it is essential to understand our history and the evolution behind it. Jessica Thompson,…

The term evolution often puts one in mind of primate fossils and theories of apes developing into humans. This is not entirely correct. While there are primate ancestors which resemble apes more than humans, it is not the individual organism which evolves. This type of evolution, biological, occurs at a cellular level through genetic mutations…

The topic of Evolution has been a controversial topic since the day it came to light. People believe that one’s faith can be denatured like a protein if they begin to believe in the science of evolution. Others believe that there could not possibly be a greater being when we have knowledge of the science…

All the elements present on the Earth today were created gradually only after the Big Bang explosion; lighter elements like hydrogen and helium forming first and the heavier ones later. Heavier elements were formed inside the stars by the process called nucleosynthesis. As the universe expanded and cooled down, protons, neutrons and electrons (which were…

Evolution is the gradual progression of life towards complexity, and group living is a breakthrough in this regard. It is a mystery how the organisms evolved to come together in groups. Understanding cooperative breeding is vital towards the development of social behavior in animals.Some species have several constraints on independent breeding(maternal mortality, nest destruction,lack of…

Toward the late 19th century, a period of growth and industrialization entered the united states. Natural resources, cheap labor supply, and a self-sufficient food supply became abundant and largely contributed to the industrialization of the United States. This era was known as the American Industrial Revolution. As a result of this growth in prosperity, the…

Charles Darwin’s idea of Survival of the Fittest has been associated with selfishness with the primitive instinct to survive. Although when Darwin studied human evolution, he did not distinguish humans as being biologically competitive and self-interested. He believed that humans are immensely social and caring, to which he argued that sympathy and showing affection towards…

Chickens constantly evolve by nature and advance their life cycle. Even this animal constantly evolves until it grows up and gets the last name; chicken. They are known as chick when they were first born, and chicken when spawning. These animals, whose lives last approximately 15-20 years, have short wings. Thanks to their feet, they…