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BIOLOGY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Evolution | The process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms. |
| Theory | A well-supported testable explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world. |
| HMS Beagle | A crew ship that sailed from England for a voyage around the world. |
| Fossils | The preserved ancient remains of ancient organisms. |
| Galapagos Islands | A group of small islands located 1000 km west of South America. |
| QA: What did Darwin’s Travels reveal about the number and variety of living species? | The amount of animals in the world were larger than people expected and different in each, if not most, continents he had visited. |
| QA: What is evolution? | Change in an organism over generations. |
| QA: Why is evolution referred to as a theory? | It's just a scientific idea about nature and why organisms characteristics have changed throughout generations. |