Evolution Misconceptions

Organisms are perfectly structured for their environment

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Evolution can modify an organism in all possible ways

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Natural selection does not always favor complexity in organisms.

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Natural selection only occurs when there is a mutation or the environment changes.

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Modern species have been evolving for a longer period of time and are therefore better equipped than their ancestors.

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Evolution explains how life began.

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Evolution is a theory, which is a well-substantiated explanation for observable facts.

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Genetic mutation do not arise in response to change in the environment.

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Simpler organisms can have larger genomes than more complex organisms.

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Recessive alleles are weak and will eventually disappear.

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