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In the Beginning
Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Universe | The huge space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence |
Big Bang | The theory that the universe started in a big explosion from a single point |
Steady State | The theory that the universe has always existed and matter is being created all the time |
Cosmology | The scientific study those theories about the history and future of the universe |
Evidence | Something that helps you form a conclusion |
Organisms | Living things |
Charles Darwin | : He created the theory of evolution and explained it through the mechanism of natural selection |
Evolution | The slow change in a population of living things over many generations |
Comparative anatomy | The study of similarities and differences in body structures |
Fossils | The remains or impressions of living things, mostly found in rock |
Geographical isolation | The natural arrangements of plants and animals in particular regions |
Lamarck | He suggested that evolution was caused by organisms acquiring variations as they lived their lives, which were then inherited by their offspring. |
Natural selection | When only the organisms’ best adapted to their environment will survive and transmit their genes to their offspring |
Hominid | Early human-like fossils that walked upright on 2 legs and were more like humans than apes |
Homo sapiens | The scientific term for modern humans |