To be prepared for the start of class Get out Evolution Evidence Stations from yesterday Open your Science Notebook to pg. 23 Title the page: Natural Selection Notes Think of a good thing to share 

Darwin & Natural Selection Unit 6: Evolution Chapter 15

Theory of Evolution Evolution: The process of change over time Specifically, a change in the frequency of a gene or allele in a population over time

Charles Darwin Father of Evolution Proposed a mechanism for evolution, natural selection Darwin went on a 5-year trip around the world on the ship, the HMS Beagle As the ship’s naturalist, he made observations of organisms in South America and the Galapagos Islands Wrote a book, “Origin of the Species”

Darwin’s Finches

Natural Selection Natural Selection: Organisms that are best adapted to an environment survive and reproduce more than others

Peppered Moth A Which moth will the bird catch? B

Descent with Modification Descent with Modification – each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time. Common Descent – all living organisms are related to one another