LIFESCI 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Robert Fitzroy, Gorongosa, Allele Frequency
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Launch pad reading quiz week 2 chapter 22&23. Ccle pre-lab quiz on lab 2 reading. Ecology: the study of the relationships of organisms to one another and to their environment. The present is the key to the past . Evidence of gradual changes occurring in the present produced the features of the earth"s surface. Tiny changes produce large changes over time. Animals change over time because they pass down traits they acquire during their lifetime. Ex: mother giraffe stretches out her neck, makes it longer, the child will also have a longer neck. Suggested the altered trait could be inherited by the offspring. Captain fitzroy of surveying ship hms beagle. Ship around the world to make maps around the world. Asked to be he naturalist of the ship: take observations of the natural world. Rough trip for darwin and longer than planned. Influenced by lyell"s principles of geology vol 1. Viewed similar animals throughout different locations with different traits.
