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ensure accuracy. Science Evolution and Creationism Biological
evolution is the centralorganizing principle of modern biology.
The study of biological evolution has transformed our
understanding of life on this planet. Evolution provides a
scientific explanation for why there are so many different kinds
of organisms on Earth and how all organisms on this planet are
part of an evolutionary lineage. It demonstrates why some
organisms that look quite different are in fact related, while
other organisms that may look similar are only distantly
related. It accounts for the appearance of humans on Earth and
reveals our species’ biological connections with other living
things. It details how different groups of humans are related to
each other and how we acquired many of our traits. It enables
the development of effective new ways to pro