PPT-Charles Darwin and Natural Selection

An idea that would change the world Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution by natural selection using four important observations which led him to two deductions Observations 1 All organisms produce more offspring than survive to adulthood. From its 64257rst publication the theory stirred controversy perhaps not surprisingly for a theory that not only revolutionised biology but had farreaching implications for many aspects of our lives Today Darwins theory in64258uences many areas from 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. . Charles Darwin . By: Amber Lopez, Vanessa Jaramillo, Sherry Rodriguez, and Ashley Ramirez. Charles Darwin . Charles Robert Darwin. was an . English naturalist. and . geologist. , his best known work was . #1: . Explain why diversity aids in species survival..  . Can I describe the process of natural selection?. General Outcome #3:. Describe the role of genetic material and biotechnology. Can I describe the process of artificial selection as a biotechnology?. Introduction. Charles Darwin was a biologist who lived during the 1800s. Scientific thinking was shifting (biology & geology). Evolution = the process of change over time. Darwin developed a theory that explains how modern organisms evolved over long periods of time through descent from common ancestors.. 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”. EARLY THEORIES OF EVOLUTION. DARWIN, WALLACE, & . THE ORIGIN. DARWIN’S THEORIES OF EVOLUTION. WHAT EVOLUTION IS NOT. MODERN SYNTHESIS. BIOGEOGRAPHY. SCHOOLS OF SYSTEMATICS. Early theories of natural history and classification treated living things as immutable and were . published 1844, anonymously by Robert Chambers. Elaborated the idea that all matter, inorganic and organic, evolved out of inorganic dust by the accumulation of accidental mutations caused somehow by changes in nutrition or environment.. Evolutionary Ideas. A. lthough Darwin is given much credit for evolutionary theory, he was not the first person to come up with the idea.. Evolution is the change in a population over time.. The concept of evolution had been discussed for more than 100 years prior to Darwin’s theory.. A. Species overproduce offspring that may survive an environment.. B. There is little variation among members of a population.. C. Competition for resources, mates, and space among species leads to a struggle to survive.. His Case. THINK ABOUT IT . Darwin wrote up a complete draft of his ideas about natural selection, but he put the work aside and didn’t publish it for another 20 years. . Darwin knew that his own theory was just as radical as Lamarck’s, so he wanted to gather as much evidence as he could to support his ideas before he made them public.. 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.. He was the son of Robert . Waring. Darwin and Susannah Wedgwood. . Darwin (aged 9) with his sister Catherine. He had three other sisters: Marianne, Caroline and Susan;. as well as a . brother. named Erasmus..