Evolution

The theory of evolution means that humans and all other forms of life shared a single common ancester 3500 million years ago.

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  • Created on: 09-05-10 19:53
Who almost beat Darwin to it, when he also worked out the same theory of natural selection?
Wallace
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What century was Charles Darwin born in?
19th
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What birds did Darwin study on the Galapagos islands?
finches
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What idea of Mendel's helped Hartsoeker develop a theory for inheritance?
Factors of inheritance do not blend together but are inherited independently
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What animal is said to be our closest relative?
chimpanzee
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What are spontaneous errors during cell division called?
mutation
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What plant did Mendel study from 1856- 66
garden peas
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Did Darwin agree with Lamarck's theory?
No
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What idea is explained in Dawkin's book "the selfish gene"
The gene is the only unit that natural selection works on
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Matt Northwood

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well thought out bruv

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