Why is evolution important?

Question 1

what is creationism?

Answer 1

god stuff
young earth and old earth
‘day-age’ creationists - the 7 days were v long days

Question 2

what is the concept of intelligent design?

Answer 2

biological complexity mandates intelligence behind it all

Question 3

what have been some of the problems with evolution - in a social context?

Answer 3

major court decisions over the teaching of it

Question 4

why should evolution be taught - in a legal sense?

Answer 4

article 9 human right - right to freedom of thought… to manifest his belief through worship, teaching

Question 5

what are some examples of court cases?

Answer 5

state of tennesse vs John Scopes - an act has been put in place to stop the teaching of evolution and enforce teaching of divine creation - John scopes fined for it, it was dropped on a technicality

the dover ‘panda’ trial:
bio teachers had to read info that told them they had to teach evolution but to enforce openmindedness as natural selection was just a theory

Question 6

how can the importance of evolution be made aware?

Answer 6

teaching

national research agenda - policy statement

Question 7

what can evolutionary biology do to help conservation biology?

Answer 7

natural pop management
rare/endangered species or invasive species
captive pop management - zoos pops, reserve design
environment managment - restoration, heavy metal tolerance

Question 8

examples of how evolutionary biology has been of benefits to humans?

Answer 8

crop development 
HIV
polio
pesticide resistance 
animal diseases - bluetongue

Question 9

how do humans impact evolution?

Answer 9

we’re a major agent of environmental change

impose novel selection and requirement of evolutionary responses for sustainability