Dawin's Theory Of Evolution Flashcards
What did Darwin learn from Hutton and Lyell
Earth is a lot older than everyone thought
Hutton proposed that geological movement of the sea floor was extremely slow
Lyell processes that shaped the earth earlier are working now
Darwin thought if the earth could change so could life
What did he observe
Patterns of diversity
Living organisms and fossils
Galápagos Islands
What did Jean baptiste Lamark propose
Selective use or disuse of organs, organisms could acquire or lose certain traits during their lifetime
Was wrong but first to figure out that organisms adapted to their environments
What did Thomas Malthus propose
If the human population continued to grow there wouldn’t be enough living space and food
Darwin thought why did the majority of offspring die but a few survived, and this was his central question
Who is Alfred Wallace
He wrote a paper on natural selection and this was what Darwin was studying
