Transcript bio notes 16.2 student

16.2 Applying Darwin’s Ideas
I. Evolution by __________ Selection
A. Individuals with better _______ are more
likely to __________.
B. __________ selection = survival of the
___________
C. Darwin’s theory _________ that over time
the number of better ________ individuals
will ___________
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D. Steps of Darwin’s Theory
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
4. ______________
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E. Selection & Adaptation
1. An __________ is an inherited trait that
helps individuals ____________ &
_____________
2. each species becomes ________ to its
environment due to __________ in it
F. Publication of the theory
1. Darwin’s book On the _________ of
__________ by Means of ___________
______________
II. What Darwin Explained
A. Living species evolved from ___________
that lived in the _________.
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B. ___________
1. ___________ of organisms that lived
in the _________
C. Darwin predicted ____________ forms
between groups of ___________
D. ___________ that create fossils are so
________ the fossil record will never be
_______________
E. _________________
1. The study of the ___________ of
organisms around the ________
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2. Sometimes ____________ separates
_____________
a. Over time the two groups may
_______ into different __________
F. _____________ Biology
1. ____________
a. the study of ways that __________
organisms develop from ________
2. Scientists compare embryonic
development of species to look for
similar ____________ & __________
a. Shows they have a common
___________
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G. ___________
1. The study of _________ structure
2. __________ similarities show evidence
of ___________
a. ex- ________ structure
3. ___________ structures
a. similar structure in two or more
species showing a common
ancestor
H. ______________
1. Comparing ______ or __________
______ between species shows relation
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2. Organisms that have ________
differences are more ________ related
III. Evaluating Darwin’s Ideas
A. Strengths
1. evidence of ____________
a. gathered so much ________
2. mechanism for ____________
a. presented a _________ &
____________ mechanism for
process of evolution
3. recognition that ________ is important
a. serves as the start of ___________
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B. Weaknesses
1. Darwin knew very little about _______
2. Mendel’s ideas that supported his work
were not widely ___________ until
______.
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