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  1. Current Thinking About the Origin of Life
    1. Extraterrestrial Origin for Life on Earth
    2. Earth Origin for Life on Earth
  2. Meeting Metabolic Needs -- Heterotrophs or Autotrophs
  3. Reproduction and the Origin of Genetic Material
  4. Major Events in the Early Evolution of Living Things
    1. The Development of an Oxidizing Atmosphere
    2. The Establishment of Three Major Domains of Life
  5. The Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
  6. The Role of Natural Selection in Evolution
  7. What Influences Natural Selection?
    1. Genetic Variety Resulting from Mutation
    2. Genetic Variety Resulting from Sexual Reproduction
    3. Acquired Characteristics Do Not Influence Natural Selection
  8. Processes That Drive Natural Selection
    1. Differential Survival
    2. Differential Production Rates
    3. Differential Mate Selection
  9. A Closer Look: Human Designed Organisms
  10. A Summary of the Causes of Evolutionary Change
  11. Accumulating Evidence of Evolution
  12. A Closer Look: Common Misconceptions About the Theory of Evolution
  13. Species: A Working Definition
  14. A Closer Look: Is the Red Wolf a Species?
  15. How New Species Originate
  16. The Development of Evolutionary Thought
  17. The Tentative Nature of the Evolutionary History of Organisms





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