bits of pieces

his birth

Enters Christ College, Cambridge

First unpublished ideas on Evolution

Publication of The Origin of Species

his death

-change in the herediatry characterisitics of a group of organisms over the course of generations

a permenant change in the genetic material usually in a single gene

any evidence on ancient life

greater reproductive success among particular members of a species arising from genetically determined characteristics that confer an advantage in a particular environment

it is like climbing a ladder...organisms are getting better

dividing one specie into two or more species

Evolutionary process by which new biological species arise

Genetically determined differences in the characteristics of members of the same species

a group of organisms that can breed with each other to produce fertile offspring & cannot breed with the members of other groups

Evolution is a “ladder of progress”, organisms are constantly getting better.

Evolutionary theory is a theory about the origin of life.

because fossil record is not his means evolution theory is false.

evolution is not observable or testable

Evolution and religion are incompatible.

Artificial selection has had a marked effect on the form of domesticated plants and animals, although it has only been applied for a small number of generations

Imagine the changes which might be effected if there were a similar force acting in nature over millions of years.

the selective action of the struggle for existence between species and within species

If a change occurs in the physical environment, individuals will be exposed to new circumstances, and competition from a different set of inhabitants

All species are characterised by variation between individuals. In any new environment there will be different conditions from place to place. this principle of divergence is the most important factor in the evolution of the new species