Evolution Flashcards 1st page

Flashcards based on lecture notes about evolution, focusing on Darwin's discoveries and natural selection.

Charles Darwin's Beagle Voyage Destination

The coastline of South America

Darwin's Findings

Finches: Some wrens, some warblers, some blackbirds

Tortoises: Dome shape shells, short needs

Darwin's Observation 1

Different, ecologically similar animal species inhabited separated, but ecologically similar, habitats around the globe.

Darwin's Observation 2

Different, yet related, animal species often occupied different habitats within a local area.

Darwin's Book Title

The Origin of Species

The concept that species change to increase their fitness

Adaptation

Drought of 1977 (Galapagos Finches)

Beaks got bigger.

Flood of 1983 (Galapagos Finches)

Beaks got smaller.

Artificial Selection Example

Dog Breeding