Evolution Flashcards
The concept of Evolution was proposed by?
Charles Dawrin
What is Evolution?
The process of biological changes in which descendants come to differ from ancestors
Who proposed that all organisms evolve toward perfection-Acquired traits?
Jean Bapiste Lamarck
Who paved the way for other scientists?
Lamarck
What 3 distinct patterns did Darwin notice about diversity?
Species varied globally
Species varied locally
Species vary over time
What is Species varying Globally?
Different, yet ecologically similar habitats around the globe
What is Species vary locally?
Different, yet related animal species often occupied different habitats within local area
What is Species vary over Time?
Same fossils of extinct animals were similar to living species
James Hutton and Charles Lyell concluded what?
That Earth us extremely old and that the processes that operate in the present
What did the economist Thomas Malthus conclude?
If the human population grew unchecked there wouldn’t be enough food and space for everyone
The fittest organisms will survive due to?
Artificial selection or Natural selection