A Story Outline of Evolution 



created for a purpose. These little bacteria have their 

 work to perform. They are a part of the Plan of Creation 

 and they make a part of the harmonious whole, without 

 which life on earth could not exist. 



Many millions of years ago, we know not where nor 

 when, but It was, perhaps, many thousands of years after 

 the appearance of the first plant cell, there appeared in the 

 tropical waters along some ancient seashore a microscopic 

 one-celled animal. It was doubtless like the lowest form 

 of animal life now known — the Amoeba. It Is composed 

 of a jelly-like substance and has no definite shape, yet it 

 breathes, eats living food, rids itself of wastes and has the 

 power of reproduction. When it moves it simply extends 

 a part of Its body in the desired direction and the remainder 

 of its body follows. So far as Is now known it has no mouth 

 nor any definite digestive system. It absorbs Its food. When 

 it comes In contact with another life cell, either plant or 

 animal, it wraps Itself about this cell and sucks and absorbs 

 its food substance from it and releases as waste such parts 

 as it cannot use. Like the lowest forms of plant life. It 

 reproduces itself by dividing its body Into two cells. 



Because of the changing environments and food condi- 

 tions, some of these single-celled animals began to adapt 

 themselves to the changing conditions by combining Into 

 groups, by forming layers and double layers of cells. They 

 had learned that in union there is strength. In order to 

 perform their functions In life they developed mouths, a 

 digestive system, a rudimentary nervous system and means 

 of protection against their enemies. By adaptation, change 



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