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What is Evolution?

 Evolution to me is the changing of a species over time in order to better adapt to their surroundings, often time leading to a completely new, or several completely new species. I believe evolution to be a fact in the sense that we can see the fossils and the similar bone structures in organisms and assume they most likely diverged at some point. That being said, it is hard to be absolutely 100% sure about anything in life, and there's always a chance that something could have a very strange and roundabout explaination that is not necessarily the simplest. 

Introduction

 Hello Everyone! My name is Katie, and I am from Hutchinson KS. I am not sure where I will end up in the future, but I will most likely be staying in Kansas and possibly heading to the Kansas City area. Something I am passionate about is animals. Ever since I can remember, my love in life has been animals; from the toys I played with, the movies I watched, books I read, and the birthdays spent at the zoo. I have always known my future career would have something to do with animals, whether I was cleaning up after them as a zookeeper or studying them in some way.  I am interested in biology in general because it is the science of the natural world. I love animals, plants, and just being in nature in general, so I have always found biology to be my favorite subject. Evolution effects everyone every day when you think about it from a human's evolutionary timeline. We evolved to make simple tools, and could then farm, and then we could build things to help us farm, and make weapon...