The Theory of Evolution
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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17 Slides • 13 Questions
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Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection
How or WHY have organisms changed over time?
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Who is Darwin?
Father of Evolution
Came up with Evolution through Natural Selection
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Multiple Choice
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Darwin's Voyage
Sailed on the HMS Beagle
Ships naturalist (Studied nature) and captains companion
Traveled and studied in South America and the GALAPAGOS Islands
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Darwin's Fossils
In South America Darwin found lots of fossils
Noted how these fossils looked similar to living creatures
Fossils of Woolly rhinos, Giant Ground Sloths, GIant armadillos, Mastodons, etc
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Darwin and the Galapagos
Also studied animals on the Galapagos Islands
Noted Finches looked similar to the finches on mainland South America
But they had different beaks for different food sources
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Theory of Evolution
Descent with modification
Change over time
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Open Ended
Look at the image, what do you think will happen?
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What is Natural Selection?
"Survival of the fittest"
Whatever organisms are best suited to an environment will pass on their traits to offspring
Nature is selecting the strongest
Whether that is coloration/ camouflage, biggest, tallest, smallest, smartest, etc
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Open Ended
Explain what will happen to the species in the image
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Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. What would be an appropriate caption to explain evolution by natural selection?
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Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. What would be an appropriate caption to explain evolution by natural selection?
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Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. What would be an appropriate caption to explain evolution by natural selection?
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Multiple Choice
Look at the picture. What would be an appropriate caption to explain evolution by natural selection?
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Open Ended
How can we use fossils to help explain the theory that organisms change gradually over time?
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Theory of Evolution and Natural Selection
How or WHY have organisms changed over time?
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