Darwin's Evolution
Natural selection
Changes in enviroment
competition between species
variation within species
excess of procreation
Newton's theory about the universe which was completed by Darwin
Popular misconception of Darwin
Monkeys are the ancestors of men
Darwin's misunderstood
The fossil record is not complete shows evolutionary theory to be false
Evolutionary theory is a theory about the origin of life
Evolution is a ladder of progress
Organisms are always getting better
better is linked to the enviroment
Evolution &religion are incompatible
Because evolution is not observable or testable, its not science
The voyage of the Beagle
The Galapagos islands
The type of finches he discovered there which were similar to ones in south America
Mutation
permenant change in genetic material
Darwin's keywords
The structure & distribution of coral reefs
The Barnacles
The origin of species
The descent of man
The formation of vegetable mould
evolution linked to the process of science
Darwin's propositions
Aritificial selection has had a marked effect on the formation of domesticated plants & animals
Changes which might be effected if there were a similar force acting on nature over millions of years
The selective action of the struggle for existence between &within species
All species are characterized by variation between individuals
If changes occur in the physical enviroment, individuals will be exposed to new circumstances
Scientific classification of species
Testing hypothesis by studying:
fossils
any evidence of ancient life
molecular evidence DNA
comparative morphology
comparative embroyology
Artificial selection
is the intentional reproduction of individuals of population that have desirable traits