1. Evolution
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2. Who are the major contributors to this theory?
Objectives
What is Evolution?
Who are the major contributors to this theory?

3. What is Evolution
Evolution is the gradual change in a population of organisms over time.

4. Charles “The Man” Darwin
BORN: Feb. 12, 1809
Trained in Theology and a Naturalist
HMS BEAGLE VOYAGE
5 years
Observations and Evidence

5. H.M.S. Beagle Voyage

6. Galapagos Tortoises

7. Galapagos Finches

8. OBSERVATIONS Plants and animals well suited in environment
Organisms survived and reproduced
Species lived in some areas and not in others
Similar habitats in different areas, but different animals and plants
Fossils of living organisms
Fossils of unknown organisms