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Evolution - Chapter 2

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Biology: The Whole Story
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Learn the theory of evolution in a simpler, more intuitive way than ever before with Professor Lindsay Turnbull from the University of Oxford
Evolution is the most important concept in biology. Beginning with the Peppered Moth, we look at the theory of evolution by natural selection in greater detail, looking at the three crucial assumptions on which it rests. Evolution has caused animals and plants to change dramatically over time, and we take a brief tour of the history of life on Earth - beginning with the first animals in the Palaeozoic, through dinosaurs in the Mesozoic, and finally mammals and birds in the Cenozoic.

Photo credit: photo of Mary Anning statue is thanks to Mary Anning Rocks (registered charity number: 1188919). Website: https://www.maryanningrocks.co.uk/

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:20 Titles
00:25 The Peppered Moth
01:21 Adaptations to a changing environment
03:23 Darwin and Wallace
04:09 Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
06:21 Mary Anning and the fossil record
07:39 The Age of the Earth
08:32 The Eon of Visible Life
11:00 Outro

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Biology: The Whole Story
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Lindsay Turnbull
Keywords
biology
life
evolution
natural selection
dinosaur
palaeozoic
animals
mammals
birds
cenozoic
Department: Department of Plant Sciences
Date Added: 01/12/2023
Duration: 00:11:38

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