To understand biology you must first understand evolution. Theodosius Dobzhansky, an eminent scientist, once stated: “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.” The only scientific explanation for the variety of life on earth is evolution. It explains the abundance of remarkable qualities of similarity in different life forms, the alterations that occur within populations, and the establishment of new life forms. Teaching and learning about evolution has immense functional, logical, and utilitarian value that goes beyond understanding life on earth. The principles of evolution are the foundation that began the improvement of crops, livestock and agricultural techniques. Understanding evolution is also fundamental to the advancement of medicine. Another part of evolution called natural selection explains the increase in parasites invulnerable to the pesticides we use. It could be said that Charles Darwin influenced our knowledge of life on Earth more than anyone else. He is an English naturalist born in Shrewsbury, England on February 2, 1809 and lived until 1882. His father, Robert Waring Darwin, was a doctor and his grandfather on his father's side, the famous Erasmus Darwin, was also a doctor. as an admired writer and naturalist. In October 1825 Darwin went to the University of Edinburgh where his grandfather studied medicine with the aim of becoming a doctor. He soon realized that he did not enjoy the study of medicine and could not stand the sight of blood or suffering. So here he changed schools and went to Cambridge to become a priest. Then he soon realized that he would like to become a naturalist. His theory of evolution by natural selection is what he is best known for today and is... the focus of the article... of 2) an artifact of the ratio of C-14 to C-12 in living organisms scientists can determine the age of an artifact. Works Cited http://www.faseb.org/portals/2/PDFs/opa/ Why%20is%20it%20important%20to%20teach%20evolution.pdf http://darwin-online.org.uk/biography.html http://www.truthinscience.org.uk/tis2/index.php/evidence-for-evolution-mainmenu-65/53-darwins-finches.html http://www.victorianweb.org/science/edarwin.html http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/evolution.html http://www.livescience.com/474-controversy-evolution-works.html http://www .allaboutarchaeology.org/carbon-dating.htm http ://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evo_25 http://www.collectingfossils.org/whatarefossils.htm http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/ difference-between-carbon-12-and-carbon -14/ http://acad.carleton.edu/curricular/BIOL/classes/bio302/Pages/CarbonDatingBack.html