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Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin. By DJ Beaupre. Charles Darwin. 12 February 1809) Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire , England He described unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life Darwin developed his interest in natural history while studying first medicine at Edinburgh University.

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Charles Darwin

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  1. Charles Darwin By DJ Beaupre

  2. Charles Darwin • 12 February 1809)Mount House, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England • He described unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life • Darwin developed his interest in natural history while studying first medicine at Edinburgh University

  3. Darwin • Kept many journals on different species on the galphogos islands • Was not positive about his theroys • Made first speculations from an ape in the zoo and noted its child-like behavior

  4. Theory of Evolution • In biology, evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population from generation to generation • Evolution occurs when these heritable differences become more common or rare in a population, either non-randomly through natural selection or randomly through genetic drift

  5. Other facts on evolution • Evolution influences every aspect of the form and behavior of organisms • Interactions between organisms can produce both conflict and co-operation • Not all interactions between species end in conflict • Extinction is a large part of evolution

  6. Scopes Monkey Trial • John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in his high school Biology class

  7. Inherit the wind • William Jennings Bryan was represented by Matthew Harrison Brady • Clarence Darrow represented Henry Drummond • John Scopes is played by Bert Cates • Paul Patterson is played by E.K. Hornbeck

  8. Scopes Monkey Trial • On the seventh day of the trial, Clarence Darrow took the unorthodox step of calling William Jennings Bryan

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