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what does darwin's theory of evolution state?
all species of living things have evolved from simple life forms that first developed millions of years ago?
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when did simple life forms first develop?
3 billion years ago
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give 3 reasons why Darwin's theory was only gradually accepted
challenged ideas that God created everything, insufficient evidence, inheritance and variation not yet understood
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what did Lamarck say everything evolved from?
primitive worms
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what was the name of Lamarck's theory?
the inheritance of acquired characteristics
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what did Lamarck's theory state?
if an organism used a feature a lot it would develop, if a feature wasn't used it would disappear
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what diagram can we use to map the evolution of different organisms?
evolutionary trees
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why might some individuals show variation?
because of their genes
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what are the two main ways fossils are formed?
hard parts that don't decay easily, one of the conditions needed for decay is absent
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