Evolution is the process by which living things change and diversify over time.
Through random mutation and natural selection, populations are able to adapt to
changes in their environment.

Supporting Ideas:
1. Evidence from geological studies suggests that conditions on primitive Earth
were quite different from those on modern Earth.
2. Scientists have conducted various experiments to study the origin of life on Earth.
Pasteur and Redi performed experiments that support biogenesis.
3. Lamarck’s hypothesis of inheritance of acquired characteristics attempted to
explain how organisms change over time. Based on observations and data
collection, Charles Darwin developed the scientific theory of evolution by natural
selection.
4. The theory of natural selection states that organisms that are better adapted to
survive in a particular environment produce more offspring, thus changing a
population over time. If enough change occurs, a new species may result.
5. There is a vast amount of scientific evidence (anatomical, biochemical,
embryonic development, fossil record) to support the theory of evolution by
natural selection.