GCSE Biology – The theory of evolution
Learning Objectives
-I can explain how Darwin came to propose the theory of evolution and can explain the theory of evolution
-I can discuss the controversy around Darwin’s ideas when they were published
-I can discuss other theories of evolution, such as Lamarck’s ideas
-I can describe Wallace’s theory of evolution
-I can describe the work that Mendel did
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What did Charles Darwin do on his expedition?
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Where did Charles Darwin famously go on his expeditions?
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What was Darwin’s first observation?
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What was Darwin’s second observation?
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What was Darwin’s third observation?
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What was Darwin’s fourth observation?
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What was Darwin’s first major conclusion?
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What was Darwin’s second major conclusion?
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What is the name of Charles Darwin’s theory?
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How did Charles Darwin back up his evolution evidence?
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What did Wallace prompt Darwin to do?
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What is the name of Darwin’s book?
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When did Charles Darwin publish his ideas?
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How well received were Darwin’s original ideas?
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Why was it hard for 19th century people to believe Darwin?
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Why was there scientific objection to Darwin’s ideas?
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Why was there religious objection to Darwin’s ideas?
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Why do we now accept Darwin’s ideas?
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Who else had a different theory of evolution?
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What was Lamarck’s theory of evolution?
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What did Lamarck think happened to “strong” characteristics?
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Why do we not accept Lamark’s theory?
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What is Wallace best known for?
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What did Alfred Russel Wallace do?
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How did Wallace gain his evidence for the evolutionary theory?
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What did Mendel determine?
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What did Mendel do in his experiments?
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What discovery in the late 19th century supported Mendel’s ideas?
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What discovery in the early 20th century confirmed Mendel’s ideas?
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What is speciation?
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How quickly was the theory of evolution by natural selection accepted?
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What theory of evolution do we now accept?
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When did we learn about the mechanism of inheritance (alleles)?
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What research in the mid 20th century lead to gene theory?
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Who did work on pea plants to work out inheritance?
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