BIO 260 Evolution
1. Scientific Definition of a Theory: a large body of evidence that provides an overview of a pattern. Can
be modified and develop continually.
-not a hypothesis
2. Scientific Definition of a Law: a formulaic, unchanging description of a phenomena.
-Law of gravity; ideal gas laws; etc.
3. Modern Synthesis: when Darwin's work on Natural Selection and Mendel's on
Inheritance/Transmission were put into a unified theory
4. • Development of vaccines
• Develop better agricultural yields
• New industrial processes (bio-fuels)
• Development of new molecules with useful properties (Taq polymerase): What
do we use Modified Synthesis Theory for in real life?
5. Charles Darwin: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
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, (1809-1882)
-Interested in geology and natural history - the scientific study of how different organisms function and live- in divinity
school!
6. 1831: what year did Darwin 5 year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle around the world to study oceans and collect
biological info.
7. Noticing: What was Darwin good at?
8. •noticed S.Am. fauna very different from Europe
•In S.Am, species differed slightly with latitude (North/South)
•In Galapagos Archipelago, he noted that most species were found nowhere
else in the world but there.
-vaguely resembled South American species: What did Darwin notice while on his 5-year voyage
on the Beagle?
9. 1) that populations of all species have potential for rapid increase, but...this
doesn't happen, so death rates must also be high.
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1. Scientific Definition of a Theory: a large body of evidence that provides an overview of a pattern. Can
be modified and develop continually.
-not a hypothesis
2. Scientific Definition of a Law: a formulaic, unchanging description of a phenomena.
-Law of gravity; ideal gas laws; etc.
3. Modern Synthesis: when Darwin's work on Natural Selection and Mendel's on
Inheritance/Transmission were put into a unified theory
4. • Development of vaccines
• Develop better agricultural yields
• New industrial processes (bio-fuels)
• Development of new molecules with useful properties (Taq polymerase): What
do we use Modified Synthesis Theory for in real life?
5. Charles Darwin: English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection
1/5
, (1809-1882)
-Interested in geology and natural history - the scientific study of how different organisms function and live- in divinity
school!
6. 1831: what year did Darwin 5 year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle around the world to study oceans and collect
biological info.
7. Noticing: What was Darwin good at?
8. •noticed S.Am. fauna very different from Europe
•In S.Am, species differed slightly with latitude (North/South)
•In Galapagos Archipelago, he noted that most species were found nowhere
else in the world but there.
-vaguely resembled South American species: What did Darwin notice while on his 5-year voyage
on the Beagle?
9. 1) that populations of all species have potential for rapid increase, but...this
doesn't happen, so death rates must also be high.
2/5
