In preparation for this discussion complete the following:
Review the Pygmy Mammoths of Catalina Island website located at https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/historyculture/pygmymammoth.htm (Links to an external site.).
Watch the “Pygmy Mammoth Evolution” video located at https://www.nps.gov/media/video/view.htm?id=DC71F234-CCA1-763A-B12B231F3DD2CB32 (Links to an external site.).
Prepare a substantive response to the following questions.
Part I: Discuss to what extent are people in a technological society exempt from natural selection? Explain your answer
Part II: What are all of the selective forces and mechanisms of evolution you can identify from the lecture. Discuss one of these mechanisms and explain how it could drive a biological change over time that could result in an impact on human health.
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