Darwin Study Guide

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Chapter 6 – Darwin and Natural Selection
Study Guide by Mr. Carrison under the supervision of Flash

1. Define ADAPTATION and be able to give 3 examples of how a species have adapted to fit into and thrive in their environment.

2. When we talk about evolution, what time period do we general think of? Long or short time period and what unit? Second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, century or what? Nanosecond???

3. Define and know cold the difference between
- evolution
- natural selection.

4. Principles of Geology
- Who wrote?
- Why in a chapter devoted to Charles Darwin?
- What was it about?
- So what? Why is/was this essay of importantance?

5. What becomes of species that are not able to adapt to new changes in their environment?

6. Name the different authors and/or scientists who influenced Darwin’s work and theories?

7. List 10 facts about Charles Darwin.

8. According to our beloved textbook what did Darwin think about the many variations among members of the same species?

9. List 5 Facts about Darwin’s voyage around the world at the age of only 22 years old.

10. Define thrive

11. What species of animals in Scituate THRIVE despite humans building in “their” natural environment.

12. Review
- population vs community
- metric linear measurement
- sex cells

13. Simply put, what is NATURAL SELECTION?

14. What did Thomas Malthus put in his essay about the effects of plentiful food, water & shelter on a human population?

15. Define ABUNDANT

16. Can you give me 5 facts about the Galapagos Islands?
- Location
- Relevance to Darwin

17. What essay did Darwin write that “shook the world”?

18. Bottom line, how did life start here on Earth?

19. Have you completed your vocab sheet?

20. How good/complete/detailed are your chapter notes?

21. How long would it take you to review the chapter???

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