Introduction Of Evolution Flashcards
Who came up with the same idea as Charles Darwin about natural selection independently?
Alfred Russel Wallace
When was Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace’s joint paper released?
1858- describing the process of natural section
Individual plants and animals show what in their features?
Variation
Why do offsprings often resemble their parents?
Variation is heritable
Why is there competition?
Many more offspring are produced than can be maintained by resources such as food/space/availability
What does evolution result in?
Adaptation or changes in traits within the population
Who did Darwin gain influence for his ideas from?
Carl Linnaeus
Thomas Malthus
Charles Lyell
What did Carl Linnaeus do?
Brought order to biodiversity by grouping and naming species, grouped species together by their similarity
What did Thomas Malthus?
Highlighted the fact that reproduction is potentially faster than the food production but in fact never is the struggle for survival
What did Charles Lyell do?
Said earth was much earlier than previously thought
Who later influenced and supported Darwin’s theory?
Thomas Huxley Gregor Mendel Ronald Fisher Watson and Crick Sewall Wright
Who said selection acts on individuals not populations?
George Williams
Who discovered DNA?
Watson and Crick
What was Aristotle theory?
Life arose spontaneously. He saw flies and birds in summer but disappear in winter.
What is selection?
Individuals live or die depending on the presence/magnitude of the trait which influences the outcome of the competition
