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Define the term ‘evolution’. “Evolution cannot be equated with progress”. Justify this statement.
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Define the term ‘evolution’. “Evolution cannot be equated with progress”. Justify this statement.
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30/11/2020 4:58 pm
Evolution is the sequence of gradual change which takes place in primitive organisms over millions of years and new organisms are formed. Evolution cannot be equated to progress from lower forms to higher forms. It seems to have given rise to more complex body designs even while the simpler body designs continue to flourish.
For example, human beings have not evolved from chimpanzees, but both have common ancestor.
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