Charles (Robert) Darwin
• Charles Robert Darwin born on 12th February 1809 in Shrewsbury, England (Bio.com,2014)
• He had an obsession with insects and bugs from a young age.
• Darwin started off as a geologist, but over time he began to develop his theories and became a naturalist.
• Darwin brought forward one of his main theories which was ‘Natural Selection’.
• “Natural selection is Darwin’s most famous theory; it states that evolutionary change comes through the production of variation in each generation and differential survival of individuals with different combinations of these variable characters.” (Christ’s College, 2009)
• Darwin formulated this theory by going on an expedition.
• Darwin attended Christ’s college at the age of 16. …show more content…
• “Over the course of the trip, Darwin collected a variety of natural specimens, including birds, plants and fossils. Through hands-on research and experimentation, he had the unique opportunity to closely observe principles of botany, geology and zoology.” (Bio.com, 2014)
• Darwin found interest in pacific islands off the coast of South America as they contained unique wild life.
• “During his visit to the islands, Darwin noted that the unique creatures were similar from island to island, but perfectly adapted to their environments which led him to ponder the origin of the islands' inhabitants.” (GalapagosIslands.com, 2014)
• As part of his study he recorded 15 species of finch from all islands in the archipelago. All species had a different characteristic in the shape of the beak due to routine in which they gathered food. Darwin concluded that all 15 species must have been descendants of the same lineage.
• Through his research he devised a theory that caused controversy over many leading scientists but became to be accepted over the course of time.
• “Darwin began to write up his findings in the Journal of Researches, published as part of Captain FitzRoy's larger narrative and later edited into the Zoology of the Voyage of the …show more content…
• Lamarck hen decided that it was time to pursue his interest in the field of science. Mainly studying environments and eco systems.
• Lamarck is renowned for his 3 concepts: change through use and disuse, organisms driven to more preponderant involution and his most controversial; evolution by natural processes, which gained him a controversial stigma amongst religious people and scientists.
• In the year 1793 he began to study the fossils and estimated the changes in species over a certain time period. He argued that; “when environments changed, organisms had to change their behaviour to survive (O’Neil, 2007).”
• “Lamarck believed that the long necks of giraffes evolved as generations of giraffes reached for ever higher leaves.” (Berkley, 2011)
• Lamarck is credited with his ability to put evolution into a context that everyone can comprehend and with acknowledging that the environment plays a role in shaping the species that live in it.
• Even though Darwin and Lamarck presented completely different arguments, they did base their findings off similar evidence( such as artificial selection and biological
• Charles Robert Darwin born on 12th February 1809 in Shrewsbury, England (Bio.com,2014)
• He had an obsession with insects and bugs from a young age.
• Darwin started off as a geologist, but over time he began to develop his theories and became a naturalist.
• Darwin brought forward one of his main theories which was ‘Natural Selection’.
• “Natural selection is Darwin’s most famous theory; it states that evolutionary change comes through the production of variation in each generation and differential survival of individuals with different combinations of these variable characters.” (Christ’s College, 2009)
• Darwin formulated this theory by going on an expedition.
• Darwin attended Christ’s college at the age of 16. …show more content…
• “Over the course of the trip, Darwin collected a variety of natural specimens, including birds, plants and fossils. Through hands-on research and experimentation, he had the unique opportunity to closely observe principles of botany, geology and zoology.” (Bio.com, 2014)
• Darwin found interest in pacific islands off the coast of South America as they contained unique wild life.
• “During his visit to the islands, Darwin noted that the unique creatures were similar from island to island, but perfectly adapted to their environments which led him to ponder the origin of the islands' inhabitants.” (GalapagosIslands.com, 2014)
• As part of his study he recorded 15 species of finch from all islands in the archipelago. All species had a different characteristic in the shape of the beak due to routine in which they gathered food. Darwin concluded that all 15 species must have been descendants of the same lineage.
• Through his research he devised a theory that caused controversy over many leading scientists but became to be accepted over the course of time.
• “Darwin began to write up his findings in the Journal of Researches, published as part of Captain FitzRoy's larger narrative and later edited into the Zoology of the Voyage of the …show more content…
• Lamarck hen decided that it was time to pursue his interest in the field of science. Mainly studying environments and eco systems.
• Lamarck is renowned for his 3 concepts: change through use and disuse, organisms driven to more preponderant involution and his most controversial; evolution by natural processes, which gained him a controversial stigma amongst religious people and scientists.
• In the year 1793 he began to study the fossils and estimated the changes in species over a certain time period. He argued that; “when environments changed, organisms had to change their behaviour to survive (O’Neil, 2007).”
• “Lamarck believed that the long necks of giraffes evolved as generations of giraffes reached for ever higher leaves.” (Berkley, 2011)
• Lamarck is credited with his ability to put evolution into a context that everyone can comprehend and with acknowledging that the environment plays a role in shaping the species that live in it.
• Even though Darwin and Lamarck presented completely different arguments, they did base their findings off similar evidence( such as artificial selection and biological