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Evolution | the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations |
Theory | a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained. |
HMS Beagle | a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class. The vessel, constructed at a cost of £7,803 |
Fossils | the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers |
Galapagos Islands | The Galapagos archipelago is located about 1,000 km from continental Ecuador and is composed of 127 islands, islets and rocks, |
What did Darwin’s Travels reveal about the number and variety of living species? | the diversity of living species was far greater than he had previously known. |
What is evolution? | the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth |
Why is evolution referred to as a theory? | the change in the characteristics of a species over several generations |