Writing prompts – chapter 8. Write 200 words on one of the following five writing prompts (just select 1)
1. Describe the progression of the understanding of natural selection (Section 8-1, particularly the video, this is not in pdf, only at Cosmos): History.
William Paley and Natural Theology.
Darwin and Wallace's study of fossils and species on world journeys
Wallace and Darwin's rationale for theory of natural selection
Response to Darwin's theory of natural selection
2. Describe the gradual increase in complexity of invertebrates during the Late Ediacaran and Early Cambrian (Section 8-4): Natural Science.
3. Describe the process by which Darwin conceived of natural selection (Section 8-1): Perspective of a Natural Scientist.
4. Describe the major phyla of invertebrates (Section 8-5 to 8-8): Science
5. Does the concept of natural selection imply that everything has a natural cause (outside sources)? Metaphysics.