Evolution is the change in the inherited characteristics over our successive generations.
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What does Natural Selection mean and who's theory was it?
when organisms that are suited better to their environment are more likely to survive and produce more offspring than organisms that are poorly suited. It was Charles Darwins theory.
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How many years did it take for people to find out about inheritance and variation after Darwins theory was published?
It took 50 years for people to find out how they worked
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What does Ancestor mean?
An early type of animal or plant from which others have evolved.
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What does Mutation mean?
The changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations.
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Expain Darwins theory in a short sentance.
Darwin's theory of evolution explains how life on Earth has changed over geological time
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Explain Lamarks theory.
His theory involved two ideas: A characteristic which is used more and more by an organism becomes bigger and stronger, and one that is not used eventually disappears. Any feature of an organism that is improved is passed to its offspring
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What does Natural Selection mean and who's theory was it?
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when organisms that are suited better to their environment are more likely to survive and produce more offspring than organisms that are poorly suited. It was Charles Darwins theory.
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How many years did it take for people to find out about inheritance and variation after Darwins theory was published?
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