This book is Chucky D's most famous work and is the the foundational work of evolutionists
On the Origin of Species
Traits that our coded in our DNA
Genetic Traits
These occur when an error or change in DNA occurs.
Mutation
The Galapagos Islands
In genetics, there are 2 types of traits, dominant and recessive; both of these traits play a role in how our body looks and functions. Which is more likely to show up?
Dominant
True or False, Mutations are always bad
False
The Bird Darwin Famously Studied
Finches
Eye color, Hair color, Height, etc. These are all examples of what kind of trait?
Physical
When a mutation occurs, does it always have to manifest as a physical change in an organism.
No
During his time in the Galapagos islands, Darwin noticed that birds with beaks that helped them get food were able to eat, and pass on their genetic traits. Why was this so?
They were better suited to their environments
Darwin proposed change over time as the key factor in creating diversity of life even though all life comes from one point of origin. The idea that all life comes from one point of origin is called...
common Ancesty
This mutation, called albinism, causes a lack of melanin in the skin and can prevent an organism from camouflaging and also leads to increased risk of skin cancers and sunburns. good or Bad mutation?
Bad mutation
Which of these birds is most likey to survive according to Darwin's Galapagos Study?
4
All of the traits in our body, physical or otherwise, are coded in our...
DNA
an organism has a mutation that allows it to better blend in with its environment and hide from predators than organisms from the previous generation. Is this organism more or less likely to survive and pass on this trait than other member of the species.
More.