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the way he thinks about the origin of species. \"Yes,\" he replied without hesit

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the way he thinks about the origin of species. "Yes," he replied without hesitation, "I think it's occurring all over the place Critical Thinking 1. Did Darwin ever see evolution in action? Why or why not? 2. Who are Rosemary and Peter Grant? What did they study? Where? How did they show that natural selection occurs? 3. How many people around the world are documenting evolution now? 4. What recent advance has been found in the Grants' research? 5. How have trophy hunting and fishing impacted the evolution of species according to the research presented by Weiner? Weiner, Jonathan. From Natural History, November 2005, pp. 47-52. Copyright 02005 by Na

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1. As far as evolution in action is concerned, Darwin did not see the complete process in a single show rather he recorded some observations that helped him formulate the theory of evolution. The famous example includes the seed-crushing bills of little songbirds called Darwin finches, which were adapted to various niches in Galapagos Islands. The diversification of beak morphology of finches enabled them to utilize variety of food resources. This observation suggested the diversent evolution. Darwin proposed the theory that species evolve over time through the process of natural selection.