Running head: LIFE SCIENCESArticle critiqueName:University:Course:Tutor:Date: Aim of conducting the studyIn the article by Gould S.J and Lewontin R.C, the aim of conducting the study was to put forth a criticism of the program of adaptation. The program of adaptation was based on natural selection in which case faith was used as the optimizing agent and failed to distinguish origin reasons from current utility. The program is criticized by emphasizing competing notion, in which case organisms compete for resources for their survival. There was intention of expressing the fact that survival of organisms is through competition for resources rather than adapting to their environment.Hypothesis which were testedThe hypothesis of the study was that survival of organisms depended on how effective they were in competing for necessary resources for surviv...