Darwin's finches

1. DNA Structure and Function DNA is the type of organic compound that stores the genetic information in a living organism. DNA is made up of two strands of nucleotides, which include a phosphate group, five carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base. Each individual strand in held together by strong covalent bonds (a bond formed as a result of the distribution of electrons between atoms). The two strands are then joined to each other by hydrogen bonds between complementary bases. There are four…

RS Essay ‘The teleological argument proves that God exists.’ Evaluate this sentence. The teleological argument or the argument from design, proposed by the philosopher William Paley, is an argument for the existence of God. It is based on the theory of design and Paley uses the analogy of a watch having been designed by a watchmaker and the universe equally having a ‘universe-maker’. Thus, Paley deduces that the skilled designer who could create this complex and intricate universe could only be…

Take Charles Darwin’s Galapagos Island finches, for example. The birds used to be all the same: color, beak shape, wing size, etc. However, the same species at one point dispersed onto the different Galapagos Islands, eventually becoming their own individual species. Although people…

Looking back at human existence, it is easy to let your mind wander off in awe of all of the possibilities that evolution entails. In fact, no one was more curious about evolution than Charles Darwin. His theory explaining evolution of diverse living organisms and the links that he found between each one is truly astonishing and has had an impact on other scientific researchers and their studies for years. Anyone who is interested in natural sciences would know how intriguing biological change…

creationists, I went ahead with what Mrs. Otto taught us in class and saw no real threat in learning about the evolutionary tree and the connections between primates and humans, or about Darwin’s finches and the connection in beak size. The hype of the permission form seemed dramatic now that the class continued as usual with normal reading quizzes, typical projects and daily notetaking. It was all so fascinating to me and even though it was…

Thermoregulation includes all phenomena in which an organism maintains a mean or variance of body temperature that diverts from a null expectation, defined by random use of thermal microclimates and passive exchange of heat with the environment (Akin, 2011; Kemp & Krockenberger, 2002;). In Biomimicry, through studying thermoregulation, human beings can apply nature’s techniques to architecture when designing buildings. Present temperature systems are using a lot of energy, especially to…