kahoot Flashcards
on the galapagos islands,charles darwin observed
similar species with traits suited to their environments
darwin began to formulate his concept of evolution by natural selection after
observations of many species and their geographical location
james hutton’s and charles lyell’s work suggest that
earth is many millions of years old
in the 1800’s charles lyell emphasized that
past geological events explained by current geo events
james hutton’s and charles lyell’s work was important to darwin because these scientists
suggested earth was old enough for evolution to have occured
jean-baptiste lamarck proposed that organisms
have an innate tendency toward perfection
what is a major concept included in lamarck’s theory of evolution
structures can change b/c of the actions of the organism
ideas that famine, disease, and war could prevent growth of human populations was presented by
thomas malthus
in 1856, charles darwin published his revolutionary work titled
on the origin of the species
when a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock , the process involved is
artificial selection
when a lion prey on a heard of antelopes, some killed, some escape- what darwin principle of natural selection
survival of the fittest
darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment
fitness
according to darwin’s theory on natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have
variations best suited to the environment
in humans, the pelvis and femur are involved in walking, in whales, the pelvis and femur are
vestigial strutures
james hutton and charles lyell both thought the earth was ____ of years old
millions
