Lab 1

Question 1

How long was Charles Darwin’s expedition?

Answer 1

Five years

Question 2

What was the name of Charles Darwin’s boat

Answer 2

HMS Beagle

Question 3

Where did Charles Darwin go on his expedition

Answer 3

Brazil, Galapagos islands

Question 4

What did Charles Darwin conclude from the expedition

Answer 4

-All living things share a common ancestor
-New species arise with gradual changes cause by environment
-Competition for limited resources is a cause for natural selection

Question 5

What was the name of Charles Darwin’s book

Answer 5

On the origin of species 1859

Question 6

Richard Owen

Answer 6

Discovered dinosaurs
Wanted to discredit Darwin and figure out evolution theory for himself

Question 7

Alfred Russel Wallace

Answer 7

Similar evolution theory as Darwin, but with less evidence. Sent his paper to Darwin

Question 8

Marie Curie

Answer 8

Use radiation to discover radium levels in rocks and fossils.

Question 9

Gregory Mendel

Answer 9

Pea plant research led to Gene discovery

Question 10

Watson and crick

Answer 10

DNA structure double helix
Genes can be transferred from one animal species to another

Question 11

What Did Robert Owen discovered in limestone

Answer 11

Archaeopteryx

Question 12

What were the first forms of life that evolved into complex species

Answer 12

Simple bacteria

Question 13

Astroid eradicated most species

Answer 13

65 million years ago

Question 14

First dinosaurs Mesozoic era

Answer 14

240 million years ago

Question 15

Cambrian radiation of animals Paleozoic era

Answer 15

540 million years ago

Question 16

First eukaryotic cells

Answer 16

1.8 billion years ago

Question 17

First prokaryotic cells/signs of life

Answer 17

3.8 billion years ago

Question 18

Earths formation

Answer 18

4.6 billion years ago

Question 19

Homo sapiens evolved

Answer 19

200,000 years ago