Origins and diversity of life_ Science
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Charles Darwin
In 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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As a young boy he loved nature
As a young man he was studying to be in medical school (which didn't work), got bored, and became a clergy
later- he ended up on the HMS beagle in 1851-1836 as a nature naturalist
Personal life
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What school was Darwin studying at, at first?
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What ship did he end up on?
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What did Darwin become?
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HMS Beagle
Darwin spent 5 years on the Beagle sailing around.
He made observations that lead to the theory of evolution.
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Multiple Choice
"Lyell & Hutton's geology works." Who was Hutton and what did he believe in?
Hutton is the father of geology and believed that earth is very old
Hutton is the son of geology and believed that earth is very old
Hutton is the father of geology and believed that earth is very young
Hutton is the son of geology and believed that the earth is very young
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What is Uniformitarianism?
nature is the acting the same way today as it never has
nature is the acting a different way today as it never has
nature is the acting the same way today as it always has
nature is the acting a different way today as it always has
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What is Catastrophism
Earth was never shaped by live events
Earth has been shaped by sudden short lived events
Earth has not been shaped by sudden short lived events
Earth was shaped by live events
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Charles
turtles look different on different islands
plants are different too
organisms have different adaptions to match their food source
time 100-1000 years
Wallace:
- everything on one side of the island has pouches
- other side is monkey like
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what looked different
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Darwin Hypothesized that new species could appear gradually through small changes in ancestral species
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what did he hypothesize?
He hypothesized that the species would fail
He hypthesized that the species would appear gradually smaller
He hypothesized that the species would succeed
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Spontaneous Generation:
Type answer...
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Another name for spontaneous Generation:
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Biogenesis:
Type answer...
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Who used flasks and broth to prove it was true for microorganisms as well
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To get nothing to modern-day life the following must form:
Simple organic molecules
Proteins
Genetic code (DNA)
molecules must become cells
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Is RNA or DNA less complex?
RNA is less complex than DNA
DNA is less complex than RNA
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What needed to form around chemicals in order to make uniform cells?
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Charles Darwin
In 1859, Darwin published On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
More
As a young boy he loved nature
As a young man he was studying to be in medical school (which didn't work), got bored, and became a clergy
later- he ended up on the HMS beagle in 1851-1836 as a nature naturalist
Personal life
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