10.11 Evaluating New Information

Life on Earth as we know it is a result of millions of years of evolutionary processes. These processes are not immune to changes in the environment; changes in evolutionary processes will ultimately result in changes in biodiversity, which will necessarily affect life on Earth, including humans.

Go to the website www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/myers_knoll.html and read the article on the effects of the sixth mass extinction on evolution.

Evaluate the website and work with the information to answer the following questions:

Question 10.16

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Question 10.17

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Question 10.18

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