Arguments Against Evolution

Evolution is the change of allele frequency in a population over time. It is basically the idea that species adapt over time to be better suited to their environment through heritable physical or behavioral traits. There is many pieces of evidence that support the theory of evolution. The first one is fossil record. Fossils show that ancient species share many similarities with species that live today. This can indicate that the fossilized organisms evolved into the organisms we see today. This also relates to comparative anatomy, which as another piece of evidence that supports evolution. Comparing the anatomy of modern day organisms can show that organisms that are more closely related share similar anatomical structures. The structures that

Natural selection is the process by which individuals in a population that have traits adapted for the environment produce more offspring than do other individuals. In other words, it is the process by which organisms in a population have adapted to better suit their environment, and therefore will survive and produce more offspring. In order for natural selection to occur, there are 4 conditions that must be met. The first condition is the overproduction of offspring. This occurs because most organisms produce more offspring than can survive, but the environment has a limited amount of resources for these organisms. Therefore a particular environment can only sustain a certain population size, which leads to competition between organisms. The 2nd requirement for natural selection to occur is genetic variation, which causes organisms in a population to look/act differently than other organisms of the same species. Genetic variation can be caused by crossing over during meiosis or random mutations. The third prerequisite for natural selection to occur is the struggle to survive. Organisms are constantly faced with challenges in their environment, such as avoiding predators, finding foods, and environmental changes. The fourth and last condition for natural selection to occur is the heritability of traits. Organisms adapt to their environment in order to survive and increase their fitness (an organism’s ability to reproduce successfully), and then they pass these traits to their offspring. Besides natural selection, there are two more mechanisms of evolution. The first is genetic drift. Genetic drift is the change in frequency of a trait in a population due to random chance. For example, a natural disaster kills 45 out of 50 organisms in a population which is made of mostly red organisms. Due to random chance, all of the organisms that had the red colour trait have been killed. The surviving 5