PPT-Chapter 15 – Darwin’s Theory of

Evolution Section 151 The Puzzle of Lifes Diversity Evolutionary theory is a collection of scientific facts observations and hypotheses that helps explain the diversity of life Evolution . BY JESSICA ROUT. THEORY OF . Evolution!. Darwin's theory of evolution. The basic idea behind the theory of evolution is that all the different species have evolved from simple life forms. These simple life forms first developed more than three billion years ago - the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old. The timeline below shows some of the key events in the evolution of life forms on Earth, from the first bacteria to the first modern humans.. Radinka. Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was born in February 1809 in Mount Shrewsbury UK. . He was educated in Shrewsbury School then sent to Edinburg University to study medicine. Two years later in 1827, he was beginning a degree in divinity (study of religion) at Cambridge. . Hutton and Lyell. James Hutton (1726-1797) and Charles Lyell (1797-1875):. -Studied the forces of wind, water, earthquakes, and volcanoes. . -Concluded that the Earth is very old and has changed slowly over time due to natural processes. . Natural Selection and the Theory of Evolution. The . Theory of Evolution . is the Scientific explanation for how all of Earth’s living organisms came to be, and how we grew to be so different.. This modern theory began around 150 years ago when a British scientist named . Stephen Jay Gould. Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002). an American . paleontologist. , . evolutionary biologist. and . historian of science. . He was also one of the most influential and widely read writers of . Charles Darwin was born February 12 1809 in Shrewsbury England. . He came from a long line of doctors, his father was a medical doctor, and his grandfather was a botanist.. He was described as someone who “loved to explore nature”. Voyage. of the . Beagle. Psalm 104:24-30. O LORD, how manifold are your works!. In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great. There go the ships, and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.. Brain Warm Up. What different ways do these animals use to move about?. What traits does each animal have that help it move about as it does?. 15-1 The Puzzle of Life’s Diversity. Humans share the earth with millions of other kinds of organisms of every imaginable shape, size, and habitat.. Reflections of a distant past. You are about to make a leap through time: from what is known to what can only be inferred.. How do we know about events that happened in Earth’s past, millions of years ago or more?. . Naturalism . is the doctrine that scientific procedures and laws are applicable to all phenomena.. Evolutionary Theory. . has roots in ancient Greece, as well as Eastern Sources. In fact, evolution is part of the larger question of cosmogony, the study of the origin of the cosmos.. Texas Horned Lizard. Defense Behavior Adaptations. Its horns are extensions of its cranium and contain true bone.. When threatened it will puff up its body to cause its spiny scales to protrude, which makes it hard to swallow.. Background Info: Charles Darwin. Set sail on the HMS . Beagle. . 5 year trip around the world. Naturalist: a person who studies the natural world. He wanted to learn about the living things he saw on the voyage . wallace. and was explained in book “ on the origin of species by means of Natural Selection . . Darwin put the theory based on his observations as he travelled round the world on the ship Beagle.. Course Objectives. Describe the importance of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Charles Darwin, Alfred Wallace, Charles Lyell, Stephen Jay Gould, to the development of evolutionary theory.. Describe five ways that fossils can form including amber, tar pits, petrification, sedimentary rocks, and ice..