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When did all life on earth What book did Charles

begin? Darwin write?

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Why did people disagree

What is evolution?
with Darwin at the time?

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What theory did Charles What is variation?

Darwin come up with?
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On the Origin of Species 4.5 billion years ago

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Lack of fossil evidence,

people at the time held a How species (types of living
particular interpretation of things) change over time
the Bible to which most
Christians do not adhere
today

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Differences in Theory of evolution by

characteristics natural selection
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Explain why identical twins

What is a species?
allow us to study how
environment affects
characteristics

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What is inherited variation What is variation?

and give one example?

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What is environmental What are the stages of

variation? evolution?
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They have the same genes

and DNA. If you put them
in different environments
any characteristics that
develop can be known to
be caused by their
environment
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A group of similar
organisms that can
reproduce to produce
fertile offspring
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Differences in Characteristics that are

characteristics inherited from the parents
such as eye colour

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Variation caused by
mutation à best adapted to This is variation caused by
the environment are more what happens to you and
likely to survive à more your surroundings.
likely to survive and
reproduce à pass their
genes onto offspring
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Give an example of an
What do fossils provide
organism that evolved?
evidence for?

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Explain how peppered

moths evolved? How are fossils formed?

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What is a fossil?
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Evolution
Answer
Organism dies, organism is
covered in sediment. Soft
parts rot, bones mineralise
and the gap that is left is
filled with rock that
matches the shape of the
original organism.
Answer
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Peppered moth (though all
species evolved)
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There was variation in the population of
peppered moth (some white, some
black) Before the industrial revolution
white moths were more camouflaged
but after the industrial revolution black
moths were better adapted to be
camouflaged against the trees that
were covered in smoke from factories.
Therefore, they were more likely to
survive, reproduce and pass on their
genes
Answer
Evidence of organisms from
millions of years ago