BIOL 1103 Lecture 22: Test 4 Lecture 22 Notes - Study Questions Ch 16
28 Nov 2015
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Study questions - biology 1103 lecture #22 thursday october 29, 2015. Read and study - chapter 16 - charles darwin, evolutionary thought, and. Why is there a false notion of a scientific controversy by those who oppose the theory of evolution? (section 16. 7 pgs. Science- naturalistic explanations and observation of the world (chemistry and physics) What was malthus role in shaping darwin"s perception of natural selection? (section 16. 4 pgs 287-289) certain heritable traits are more likely to appear in each new generation. Charles darwin studies finches with diff beaks - had to evolve diff traits from same parent. Individuals of any population vary from one another in many characteristics. Homology - the structures in different species that are similar due to common ancestry: provides support for evolution because it is consistent with the idea of common descent with modification, what are vestigial characters? (pg 293) Scientists (1744 - 1829: new structures arise from need.
