Evolution Flashcards
1
Q
What is mutation?
A
A CHANGE IN AN ORGANISMS DNA
2
Q
Why was Charles Darwins theory controversial at the time?
A
IT WENT AGAINST COMMON RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
HE COULDN’T GIVE A GOOD EXPLANATION TO JUSTIFY HIS FINDINGS
WASN’T ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO CONVINCE MANY SCIENTISTS
3
Q
Who’s theory is now supported, Lamarck’s or Darwin’s?
A
DARWINS
4
Q
What is the theory of evolution?
A
THAT MORE THAN 3 MILLION YEARS AGO, LIFE ON EARTH BEGAN AS SIMPLE ORGANISMS FROM WHICH ALL THE MORE COMPLEX ORGANISMS EVOLVED
