Evolution
Guided inquiry, myth 4
Your team will deal with Statement 4: “Evolution produces perfectly adapted creatures.”
Read the text carefully. Identify and document the arguments put forward by the authors to support their point of view.
Question: Do you have to be perfectly adapted to survive? Does natural selection produce perfection/perfectly adapted creatures?
To check the above question, the following bibliographic sources are suggested:
- Does Evolution Leads to Perfection?
- No Perfect Organism
- Evolution myths: Evolution produces perfectly adapted creatures
- Selection, not perfection
- Understanding Natural Selection: Essential Concepts and Common Misconceptions
Please use this tool to assess the reliability of the sources used. Write a summary of your findings in the table.
