The theory of natural selection provides a scientific explanation for
the history of life on earth as depicted in the fossil record and in the
similarities evident within the diversity of existing organisms.
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Life Science: Biological evolution Grades 9-12, page 185 Natural selection and its evolutionary consequences provide a scientific explanation for the fossil record of ancient life forms, as well as for the striking molecular similarities observed among the diverse species of living organisms. |