Movie of Darwin and the Tree of Life Flashcards
What is Natural Selection?
When Organisms adapt and change.
“Only the fittest could survive.”
Who first came up with the idea of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Who was Richard Owen?
A zoologist that coined the word “dinosaur.”
Had placed his findings in the London Museum.
Who was Gregor Mendel?
A scientist that discovered the fundamental laws of of inheritance.
Founded that factors (then later called genes) gain pairs and are inherited as distinct units from its parents.
Use pea plants to make the discovery.
Who was Marie Curie?
Founder of polonium and radium, thus using the discovery of radiation to then find carbon dating.
Who were James Watson and Francis Crick?
Two scientist from Cambridge that identified the structure of DNA.
Made the model of the double helix dna.
Who was Russel Wallace?
The second Scientist that discovered the idea of Natural Selection though didn’t have the same amount of 20 years of proof Darwin had.
When was the estimated time cells were created?
300,000 million years ago
What is the Tree of Life?
Also called a phylogenetic tree, is a graphic tool that biologists use to portray evolutionary relationships among plants, animals and all other forms of life.
How did the Tree of Life Develop?
A molecule developed a cell that soon created more and more species that branched out and developed different kinds; creating birds, reptiles, Mammals, etc.
Why did it take 20 years for Darwin to provide his idea of Natural Selection to the other boards of scientist?
His fear of going against the religious belief and showcasing that human’s weren’t manifested from God.
Who created the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
How many kinds of species of Monkeys, Hummingbirds, Bats, and Beetles are there?
200 different kinds of monkeys
250 of hummingbirds
Nearly 1,000/1,400 bat species
350,000 species of beetles
