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1 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution The Puzzle of Life’s Diversity Chapter 16-1
Image from: Biology by Miller and Levine; Prentice Hall Publishing©2006

2 WRITE A DEFINITION: EVOLUTION: change over time; the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms THEORY: a well-supported testable explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world FOSSIL: the preserved remains of ancient organisms

3 The total variety of all the organisms in the biosphere
REMEMBER ! The total variety of all the organisms in the biosphere = ________________ Where did all these different organisms come from? How are they related? BIODIVERSITY

4 What scientific explanation can account for the diversity of life?
ANSWER: A collection of ______________, __________, and ___________ known as ________________________ Scientific facts observations hypotheses EVOLUTIONARY THEORY

5 Charles Darwin H.M.S. Beagle 5 year The person who contributed the
The person who contributed the most to our understanding of evolution was ______________________ In 1831, at age 22, he joined the crew of the _______________ as a naturalist for a ________ voyage around the world. Charles Darwin H.M.S. Beagle 5 year Image from: Biology by Miller and Levine; Prentice Hall Publishing©2006

6 revolutionary hypothesis life changes
During his travels, Darwin wrote thousands of pages in his journals, drew pictures of the things he saw, and collected a vast amount of ______________ that led him to propose a _______________________ about the way _____________. evidence revolutionary hypothesis life changes

7 DARWIN WONDERED? Why do Argentina and Australia have ________
______ even though they have ________ grassland ____________? Why are there no ______ in Australia and no ________ in England? Why have so many species disappeared? How are these ______ species related to living species? different animals similar ecosystems rabbits kangaroos extinct

8 Who Was Charles Darwin? Galápagos Islands finches tortoises
While on his voyage around the world aboard the ____________, Charles Darwin spent about one month observing life on the ________________. There, he encountered some unique animals, such as ______ and ________. H.M.S. Beagle Galápagos Islands finches tortoises

9 Some were hot and dry, with little vegetation.
The Galάpagos Islands are close together but have very different _______. Some were hot and dry, with little vegetation. Others had more rainfall and were rich in vegetation Each island had its own _____ _________ of plant and animal species. climates Biology by Miller and Levine; Prentice Hall Publishing©2006 unique assortment

10 Giant Tortoises of the Galápagos Islands
Section 16-1 and on Pinta Island, tortoise necks were somewhere in between Pinta Tower Pinta Island Intermediate shell Marchena James Fernandina Santa Cruz Isabela Santa Fe Hood Island Saddle-backed shell Floreana Hood On the desert-like Hood Island, tortoises had long necks… Isabela Island Dome-shaped shell …while on the lush rainforest of Isabela Island, tortoises had short necks…

11 same species different isolated
After his voyage, Darwin spent a great deal of time thinking about his findings. He began to wonder if animals living on different islands had once been members of the ____________ that had developed _________ characteristics after becoming _______ from one another in different habitats. Biology by Miller and Levine; Prentice Hall Publishing©2006 same species different isolated

12 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Ideas that Shaped Darwin’s Thinking Chapter 16-2
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13 Ideas that shaped Darwin’s thinking: In 1785 ______________
proposes that the EARTH was _______ by _________________ occurring over __________ periods of time, and is _______________ old. James Hutton shaped geological forces very long millions of years

14 Ideas that shaped Darwin’s thinking: In 1833 ___________
explains that the geological processes still ___________ have shaped Earth’s features over ________________ Charles Lyell occurring now long periods of time

15 Ideas that shaped Darwin’s thinking:
SINCE THEN Theory of Pangaea …and continental drift

16 Living things must compete for food, shelter, space, mates
REMEMBER ! Chapter 3 competition Living things must compete for food, shelter, space, mates

17 insufficient space & food
Ideas that shaped Darwin’s thinking: _____________________ He observed that babies were being born faster than people were dying. He reasoned that if the human population continued to grow, sooner or later there would be _______________________ Thomas Malthus (1798) insufficient space & food

18 Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1809)
Ideas that shaped Darwin’s thinking: ___________________________ was one of first scientists to recognize living things _______________ and that all species were ________ from other species. Lamarck published his hypothesis of ________________________ the year Darwin was born. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1809) changed over time descended Inheritance of Acquired traits

19 The male fiddler crab uses its
front claw to _________mates and fight off _____________. attract predators repeated Through _________ use, the front claw becomes ________. larger The fiddler passes on this __________ characteristic to its offspring acquired

20 What’s wrong with Lamarck’s hypothesis?
Lamarck didn’t know about genes and how traits are _______. If you lifted weights your whole young adult life, and then you had children, would your kids be more muscular? inherited ACQUIRED PASSED ON NO! ________ traits can ____ be __________ to their offspring. NOT

21 What’s right with Lamarck’s hypothesis?
Lamarck was first to develop a scientific hypothesis about _______ and recognize that organisms are ________________________ evolution adapted to their environments

22 Match the letter of the idea with the man or men who proposed it:
Hutton Lyell Malthus Lamarck Match the letter of the idea with the man or men who proposed it: The earth is really old, and slowly changes Living things pass acquired changes on to their offspring Sooner or later growing populations run out of resources Living things change slowly over time because of competition for resources, and pass those changes on to their offspring

23 c. Malthus Hutton a. Lamarck Lyell b. d. The earth is really old, and slowly changes Living things pass acquired changes on to their offspring Sooner or later growing populations run out of resources Living things change slowly over time because of competition for resources, and pass those changes on to their offspring

24 Concept Map Section 16-3 Evidence of Evolution includes
The fossil record Geographic distribution of living species Homologous body structures Similarities in early development which is composed of which indicates which implies which implies Physical remains of organisms Common ancestral species Similar genes


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