Evolution

1. Erasmus Darwin- He was the first one to start the theory of evolution. He spent most of his time figuring out how a animal could evolve into what it is today. 2. Jean Baptiste Lamarck- Jean was not know as a good scientists. He was always over looked, and people thought his ideas were a little crazy. He was actually the first one to come up with the idea of inheritance of acquired traits.

3. Georges Cuvier- George Cuvier was with out a doubt one of the first fine minds in the science world. He came up with the idea of extension and past life forms.    

4. Thomas Malthus- He was forming a theory on natural selection. He had stated that plants produce way more offspring than what can survive. 



Part Two

1. What interesting evidence of geologicle change did Darwin discover while visiting Galapagos?

Darwin observed the finches beak struckure and how they were able to adapt to pick up fruit.

     2.  What did Darwin learn about the Galapagos finches when he returned to England? What vital information had he neglected to record when he collected them?

Darwin learned that the finches become slowley adapted to picking up the fruit. Darwin collected lots of finches but forgot to record where they were picked up at.

     3.  Describe the distribution pattern of Galapagos mockingbirds. What question did this raise in Darwin’s mind?
Darwin found the distribution patterns all over the place. It raised the question of what the different birds were because he didn't write where the birds had come from and that would effect what the looked like.

Evolution happens in many ways.  We know alot more about it today than we did back when Darwin was trying to prove a theroy.  Today we have it narrowed down to two different types of evolution.  Macro and Micro evolution.
Macro- Happens in a small scale, between a sertain population.
Micro- This is a large scale, that shows all spieces coming down from a dinosour, or a speices before them.