Biological Theories of Aging Winter 08 Lecture 5 – Chapter 5.
1 Chapter 7 Evolution and the Fossil Record. 2 Chapter 7 - Guiding Questions What lines of evidence convinced Charles Darwin that organic evolution produced.
Chapter 55 Reading Quiz 1.Introduced species are also called ____. 2.In conservation biology, what is MVP an acronym for? 3.Which feature is an attempt.
Charles Darwin 1800-1865. I. Early influences A. Family – 1. Father a minister – 2. Early possible careers – 3. Settled as a naturalist on the voyage.
Reptiles. What are Reptiles? Reptiles are a group of cold-blooded animals who mostly live on land and have a dry, thick skin covered with scales. Reptiles.
Conservation and Biodiversity IBESS Topic 4. 4.1 Biodiversity in Ecosystems Biodiversity is the variety of species we have on earth, all the genetic information.
Demography and Population Growth. Some Basic Questions n 1What are the characteristics of populations? What parameters can we measure? How do populations.
1 2 Biogenesis 3 Earth’s History 4 Charles Darwin.
Let’s Journey to the Galapagos Islands. What can weigh up to 700 pounds, live up to 188 years and can be ridden like a horse?
The Theory of Evolution. Jean Baptiste Lamarck ~ 1809 Recognized that species were not constant. Believed species changed over time. 1. The Law of Use.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) The giant panda has become the symbol of WWF. It is an international non- governmental organization founded on April 29,
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