Early Ideas of Evolution

a process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms

• species

• evolution

• fossil

• adaptation

• scientific theory

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What two important ideas did Lamarck contribute to science?

• evolution happens in small, gradual steps

• simple organisms can develop (through several generations) into more complex organisms

• species change over many generations to become better adapted to new conditions

• organisms that move to a different location will slowly adapt/evolve to better survive that new location

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What two important ideas did Darwin contribute to science?

• evolution happens in small, gradual steps

• simple organisms can develop (through several generations) into more complex organisms

• species change over many generations to become better adapted to new conditions

• organisms that move to a different location will slowly adapt/evolve to better survive that new location

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Lamarck's theory of transformation, that parents could change their bodies physically and then pass that down to offspring, was proven . . .

• false

• true

The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

• fossil record

• relative dating

• evolution

• adaptation

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Match the following

• Traveled to Galapagos and defined evolut

• Charles Darwin

• More individuals made than can survive

• Struggle for Existence

• Battle 4 resources makes hard to survive

• Overproduction

• Individuals fight for resources

• Competition

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Match the following

• Traveled to Galapagos and defined evolut

• Struggle for Existence

• Individuals fight for resources

• Charles Darwin

• Battle 4 resources makes hard to survive

• Overproduction

• More individuals made than can survive

• Competition

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time

• extinct species are not related to living species

• different species can interbreed

• animals that look alike are most closely related

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Charles Darwin was a scientist whose notable visit to the ___________ shaped his ideas about the theory of evolution.

• Hawii

• Galapagos Islands

• South America

• Equador

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Which pattern of change in living things does the fossil record show?

• Life on Earth changed from small, single-celled organisms to large, multicellular organisms.

• All the types of living things on Earth have remained the same over time.

• Ancient organisms were far more complex than organisms found living on Earth today.

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