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Biology 3.5 Describe processes and patterns of evolution
Sites for revision
Darwin and Religion: Development of Evolutionary Thought
This website provides a good historical overview and an excellent synopsis of the theory of how species evolve by the process of natural selection as developed by Darwin and Wallace.
http://sci.waikato.ac.nz/evolution/
DevelopmentEvolThought.shtml
Natural Selection
Read the information about natural selection and speciation and then try the ‘test bite’ accessed from the exam skills page.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/
higher/biology/genetics_adaptation/
natural_selection_rev.shtml
Kiwi Recovery
This informative website examines how the kiwi diverged from a common ancestor and outlines two theories as to how they arrived in New Zealand.
http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/about-the-bird/kiwi-characteristics/how-kiwi-arrived.html
