LIFE SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Biology and geology are tied together by the theory of evolution. One of the major early critiques of Darwin’s theory of evolution was the question of how life could possibly have diversified to the degree we see over a time then thought to be thousands of years.

Detailed explanation-2: -Darwin’s theory revolutionized and became the foundation for all of biology, but for the reasons mentioned above, it was just as much the foundation for geology as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -This means that if an environment changes, the traits that enhance survival in that environment will also gradually change, or evolve. Natural selection was such a powerful idea in explaining the evolution of life that it became established as a scientific theory.

Detailed explanation-4: -There were three theories of geologic change. – catastrophism – gradualism – uniformitarianism Page 5 10.1 Early Ideas About Evolution • Uniformitarianism is the prevailing theory of geologic change.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Geology contributed to Darwin’s theory of evolution by providing evidence for an Earth that was much older than previously thought. In his proposal of evolution, Darwin suggested that all species on Earth could have evolved from a common ancestor over millions of years.