please search online for misconceptions learners have about

please search online for misconceptions learners have about ecology or evolution, and share one misconception. Include the URL where you find the misconception.

Solution

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/misconceptions_teacherfaq.php

MISCONCEPTIONS LEARNERS ABOUT ECOLOGY OR EVOLUTION:

Unfortunately, many students have persistent misconceptions about evolution. Some are simple misunderstandings — ideas that develop in the course of learning about evolution. Other misconceptions may stem from purposeful attempts to misrepresent evolution and undermine the public\'s understanding of this topic. Whatever their source, the ideas with which your students come to the classroom will impact what they gain from your teaching. Being aware of inaccurate preconceptions can help you respond to student queries appropriately, avoid reinforcing such misconceptions, and develop instructional materials and strategies that correct these ideas. To learn more about your students\' misconceptions, you may wish to administer our Evolution Misconceptions Diagnostic.

MISCONCEPTION: Evolution is a theory about the origin of life.

CORRECTION: Evolutionary theory does encompass ideas and evidence regarding life\'s origins (e.g., whether or not it happened near a deep-sea vent, which organic molecules came first, etc.), but this is not the central focus of evolutionary theory. Most of evolutionary biology deals with how life changed after its origin. Regardless of how life started, afterwards it branched and diversified, and most studies of evolution are focused on those processes.