Evidence of Evolution
What is a piece of evidence of evolution
Fossils, Biogeography, Anatomy, Embryology, or Biological Molecules
Who was Charles Darwin
He discovered natural selection and Survival of the fittest
What are Patterns
Compare similar species, Most differences can be explained as evolution in progress
Who discovered Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
The Principle of Superposition
Older layers are beneath younger layers
What is Evolution
Change in species over time
What did the Caribbean Anoles do
Body Type adapted to environment
What is Natural Selection
the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring
What is Anatomy
Study of body structures
What is a Theory
Well supported explanation of a natural event
What is Divergent evolution
descendants of a single ancestor diversify into a species that fit different parts of the environment
What is in Natural Selection
Survival/Reproduction of the Fittest
What is Embryology
Stages of embryo development are similar in different species
What are Adaptations
Changes in a trait in a population over time
What is Adaptive raditation
A population in a new environment fills many parts of the environment
What is Survival/Reproduction of the Fittest
To survive and produce more offspring than other species.
What are Biological Molecules
DNA and RNA
When was evolution first thought of
Early 19th century by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
What is Artificial Selection
Humans choose the parents of the next generation
4 Requirements of Natural Selection
Overproduction, Genetic Variation in the population, Struggle to survive, Differential Reproductive Success