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Chapter 16 Outline: Darwinian Evolution
Charles Darwin:
1) What is evolution?
2) What is a theory?
Who was Charles Darwin?
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British
Lived…
Born into…
Originally went to college…
Dad forced…
When Charles graduated…
Darwin’s Journey on the Beagle:
1) Charles was…
2) Noticed 3 Patterns of Biodiversity:
a. Species…
b. Species…
c. Species…
3) The Galapagos Islands
a. Located…
b. Each island…
c. Darwin noticed…
d. His studies…
4) Based on observations…
People who influenced Darwin and his ideas:
1) Bishop Ussher (1581—1656)
a. Using the Book of Genesis…
b. Later theologians calculated…
c. In Darwin’s Day…
2) James Hutton & Charles Lyell
a. Both…
b. Hutton stated…
c. Lyell stated…
i. He also stated…
d. Darwin felt that…
3) Jean Baptist-Lamarck
a. French…
b. Proposed…
c. His ideas were wrong:
i. Tendency…
ii. Selective…
iii. Inheritance…
4) Thomas Malthus (1776—1834)
a. English…
b. In a 1798 essay…
c. Darwin recognized…
Darwin’s Theory:
What is a Theory?
 A hypothesis…
o It may also be…
 What is evolution?
o Change…
o This can lead…
Why did Darwin wait 23 years to present his idea?
 It challenged…
 As a trained theologian…
 He knew it…
What motivated Darwin to publish his idea?
 He received a letter…
 Wallace…
 Darwin wanted…
What is the name of Darwin’s famous book?
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…for short
Published…
1st printing…
Current Amazon.com rank:
What is inherited variation?
 The natural…
What is artificial selection?
 Humans choose…
 These traits…
Evolution by Natural Selection:
1) Struggle for Existence
o High…
o This concept…
2) Survival of the Fittest…
o Fitness—
o Adaptation—
i. Adaptations include:
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ii. What is the relationship between adaptations & fitness?
3) Descent with Modification
o Natural Selection…
o Implies that…
4) Common Descent
o All species…
o AKA the…
The Evidence for Evolution
1) The Fossil Record—
2) Similarity in Anatomy—
a. What are homologous structures?
i. Developed…
ii. Created…
b. **The only way
c. What are analogous structures?
i. Similar…
ii. Created…
iii. Similar habitat…
d. **Example: analogous structures of…
e. What are vestitigial organs/structures?
i. Homologous…
ii. Evolutionary leftovers…
3) Similarities in embryology
a. Closely…
4) Similarities in DNA base sequences & amino acid sequences
a. More similarities =
b. Fewer similarities =
c. The DNA of…