Test Bio 1st packet

Question 1

Darwin and Theory of Evolution

Answer 1

-Born in England
- a famous theory of evolution
- the common view of the Earth was 6,000 years old and everything was created as is. No change happens.
Darwin Theory includes these two ideas:
1. Evolution occurs: organism change over time
2. Evolution occurs by natural selection- living things with beneficial traits produce more offspring; this results in changes in populations over time
- People believed all species were created at the same time and remained unchanged; they believed the Earth was 6,000 years old.

Question 2

Voyage of the Beagle

Answer 2

• Darwin set sail on the HMS Beagle.
• Collected specimens of plants, animals, rocks, and fossils and made observations.
  -In tropical rainforests, he was impressed by the great diversity of life.
• Experienced an earthquake that lifted the ocean floor; found fossil sea shells in mountains.
• Dug up fossils of gigantic extinct animals such as giant sloth.