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evolution |
process of change over time |
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what was Charles Darwin's contribution to science? |
Darwin developed a scientific theory of biological evolution that explains how modern organisms evolved over long periods of time through descent from common ancestors |
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darwins journey began in and what did he sail on and where did he go? |
Darwins journey began in 1831 for five years on HMS Beagle to Australia, Europe, South Ameica, Galápagos islands |
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Darwin Noticed three distinctive patterns of biological diversity |
1. species vary globally. 2. locally 3. overtime. |
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globally |
many different, yet ecologically similar, animal and plant species occupied different, yet ecologically similar, habitats around the globe. |
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locally |
Darwin noticed that different, yet related, animal species often occupied different habitats within a local area. |
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over time |
Darwin noticed that some fossils of extinct animals were similar to living species. |
