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Evolution
HBIO3 unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Darwin go to school for and what was he supposed to do when he returned from his trip? | He studied to be a doctor but was meant to become a clergyman after his trip |
| What ship did Darwin travel on and for what years? | HMS beagle from 1831-1836 |
| Missions of the trip? | -To survey the coast of South America -To convert the primitives |
| Creationist ideas | -Earth is only 6000 years old -God created everything on Earth and it has always remained the same |
| What was Darwin's book and when was is published? | "On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection" published in 1859 |
| Captain Fitzroy | -Captain of HMS beagle and traveled with Darwin -Creationist -Gave Darwin birds from their trip |
| Hutton and Lyell | -English Geologists -Said the Earth is changing using the examples of Mountains (Himalayas) and volcanoes + lava -Explained their ideas through understandable observations + examples |
| LaMarck | -French Naturalist -Theorized crabs would evolve and lose their smaller claw bc it was rarely used (WRONG 🚨❌) -Taught Darwin only functional qualities get passed to offspring |
| Malthus | -Economist -Said ppl die of war, disease, and famine -Said the wealthy make the rules and become wealthier while the poor suffer -Taught Darwin abt struggle for existence through his book |
| Owen | -Anatomist -Creationist -Used the fossils Darwin found -Gave Darwin info abt living things -Strongly apposed Darwins ideas |
| Huxley | -Publisher -Evolutionist -Supported Darwin and defended his ideas/book |
| Wallace | -Evolutionist -Threatened to release his book on evolution if Darwin did not publish his |
| Struggle for Existence | The competition or battle for resources needed to live |
| Survival of the fittest | In dangerous circumstances, only those individuals most adapted to their environment survive |
| Descent with Modification | -The idea that species change over time, give rise to new species, and share a common ancestor -happens when offspring have a heritable feature that makes them more fit for their environment |
| Natural Selection | Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success, causing species to change and diverge over time |
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erica.y
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