10 Questions
What is one important outcome of the process of evolution?
The evolution of biological complexity
What has been a challenge in defining biological complexity?
Measuring gene content, cell types, or morphology
What was the previously held belief by many biologists about evolution?
Evolution was progressive and directional
How is the concept of 'progression' in evolution currently regarded?
As misleading, with evolution having no intrinsic direction
What has been the trend concerning complexity in the history of life?
An increase in the maximum level of complexity
What is a proposed metric for measuring biological complexity?
Gene content
What did many biologists used to believe about the direction of evolution?
It was progressive with a direction towards 'higher organisms'
What is the current understanding about the concept of 'progression' in evolution?
It is regarded as misleading with natural selection having no intrinsic direction
What has been a challenge in defining biological complexity?
The actual level of complexity is hard to define or measure accurately
What has been the trend concerning the maximum level of complexity over the history of life?
There has been an increase
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