Charles Darwin By DJ Beaupre

Charles Darwin 12 February 1809) Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, EnglandShropshire He described unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life Darwin developed his interest in natural history while studying first medicine at Edinburgh University

Darwin Kept many journals on different species on the galphogos islands Was not positive about his theroys Made first speculations from an ape in the zoo and noted its child-like behavior

Theory of Evolution In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population from generation to generation Evolution occurs when these heritable differences become more common or rare in a population, either non-randomly through natural selection or randomly through genetic drift

Other facts on evolution Evolution influences every aspect of the form and behavior of organisms Interactions between organisms can produce both conflict and co-operation Not all interactions between species end in conflict Extinction is a large part of evolution

Scopes Monkey Trial John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in his high school Biology class

Inherit the wind William Jennings Bryan was represented by Matthew Harrison Brady Clarence Darrow represented Henry Drummond John Scopes is played by Bert Cates Paul Patterson is played by E.K. Hornbeck

Scopes Monkey Trial On the seventh day of the trial, Clarence Darrow took the unorthodox step of calling William Jennings Bryan