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Direct linkKalinowski, Steven T.; Leonard, Mary J.; Andrews, Tessa M.; Litt, Andrea R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2013
Students in introductory biology courses frequently have misconceptions regarding natural selection. In this paper, we describe six activities that biology instructors can use to teach undergraduate students in introductory biology courses how natural selection causes evolution. These activities begin with a lesson introducing students to natural…
Descriptors: Evolution, Undergraduate Students, Biology, Science Instruction
Kalinowski, Steven T.; Leonard, Mary J.; Andrews, Tessa M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Natural selection is one of the most important concepts for biology students to understand, but students frequently have misconceptions regarding how natural selection operates. Many of these misconceptions, such as a belief in "Lamarckian" evolution, are based on a misunderstanding of inheritance. In this essay, we argue that evolution…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biology, Misconceptions, Evolution
