BIOL 1202 : Biology 1202 Final
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Charles darwin, gregor mendel= knew nothing of genes, chromosomes, but they knew that something was being passed from one generation from the next. They didn"t know each other, but both made observations & came up with similar hypothesis. About 10 million species in the world; all come from common ancestor*** **all living species come from preexisting species in the past** The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of natural phenomena. Theory= general explanation of natural phenomena, developed through extensive and reproducible observations. Results of experiments either support or do not support hypothesis. Wilfred wallace: came up with the same hypothesis; but darwin beat him to publishing first. Galapagos islands-one of the places that influenced darwin. The origin of species by means of natural selection-published 1859: explained how there were so many species & the diversity of them. Main points: evolution occurs in populations, natural selection in the mechanism observation 1: potential for rapid reproduction.
