Question: How does history affect the development of scientific ideas?

Answer: Many people believe the earth was only 6000-yrs old in 1700. Many geologist believe they had evidence, that earth was older. The age of earth was important to Darwins development of his ideas

Question: Which idea about geologic change became the accepted theory?

Answer: Uniformitarianism became accepted theory

Question: Catastrophism, gradualism, and uniformitarianism

Answer: Name three ideas about geologic change

Question: What is the term for a group of organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring?

Answer: Species

Question: What is the term for the process of biological change by which organisms come to differ from their ancestors?

Answer: Evolution

Question: How are catastrophism and gradualism different?

Answer: Catastrophism is the theory that natural disasters shaped landforms. (Fast) gradualism is the theory that landforms were shaped by very slow changes over a period of time. (Slow,steady)

Question: How did the ideas of scientists before Darwin influence Darwin’s ideas?

Answer: Scientist before Darwin came up with evolution. Also, many other scientist contributed ideas about the mechanisms of evolution

Question: What adaptations to Darwin notice in finches?

Answer: He noticed that they had different beaks in areas with different food sources

Question: What is one example of evidence from Darwin’s travels that supports an ancient earth?

Answer: He saw that the land shifted up above the sea level. Also, he saw marine fossils in the Andes mountains

Question: What is one example of biological variation the Darwin observed in his travels?

Answer: He noticed that the finches had many different beaks/also tortoises being the same but different shell shapes