Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Darwin's Theory of Evolution

17.1 HS-LS4-1, HS-LS4.2, HS-LS4-4

• • What did Charles Darwin contribute to science?

  • What three patterns of biodiversity did Darwin observe?

17.2 HS-LS 4-1, HS-LS 4-2

• • What did Hutton and Lyell conclude about Earth's history

  • How did Lamarck propose that species evolve?

  • How did Malthus explain population growth?

  • How is inherited variation used in artificial selection?

17.3 HS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-3, HS-LS4-4

• • Under what conditions does natural selection occur?

  • What does evolutionary theory suggest about the unity and diversity of life?

17.4 HS-LS4-1, HS-LS4-2

• • How does geographic distribution of species today relate to their evolutionary history?

  • How do fossils help document descent of modern species?

  • What do homologous structures and similarities in development suggest about the process of evolutionary change?

  • How can molecular biology be used to trace the process of evolution?

  • What does recent research of the Galapagos finches show about natural selection?