Here is the synopsis of our sample research paper on How the Environment Influences the Body Plan of Organisms. Have the paper e-mailed to you 24/7/365.
Essay / Research Paper Abstract
This 3 page paper proves this influence with a description of Darwin's concept of fitness and the way it is supported in modern day animals. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Page Count:
3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PP691223.doc
Buy This Term Paper »
Unformatted sample text from the term paper:
listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. How the Environment Influences the Body
Plan of Organisms Research Compiled by 7/2011 Please
The fact that the environment influences the body plans of organisms has been widely accepted for decades. Charles
Darwin, of course, was one of the first to appreciate this fact. He enunciated it in his concept of fitness. Contrary to
popular belief, Darwin believed in the importance of God in shaping organisms and their evolution (Numbers, 2006). Indeed, he believed in "one creative act for the purpose of getting
life going and allowed for the possibility of several more interventions" (Numbers, 2006, 4). Darwin proposed as well, however, that evolution worked through a process of natural selection, a
process in which the strong and fit survive to perpetuate their genes but in which the weak and unfit die off. Strength and fitness are concepts which are interrelated
to the environment. Organisms that are best adapted to a particular set of environmental parameters out-compete those who are not as well adapted. In other words, as Darwin
enunciated, animals which are anatomically well-suited to their environments are considered "fit" while animals which are not are considered unfit. "Fit" animals are also behaviorally flexible animals.
Darwins observations of certain species were very detailed in regard to those organisms fitness for a particular environment. His observations on Geospiza
...