1. Natural Selection & Charles Darwin By: Amber Lopez, Vanessa Jaramillo, Sherry Rodriguez, and Ashley Ramirez

2. Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist and geologist, his best known work was contributing in the evolutionary theory. Developing a theory of evolution explain the biological changes. He embarked on a five year survey voyage around the world on the HMS Beagle. According to Biography.com,“ His studies of specimens around the world led him to formulating the theory of evolution and his views on the process of natural selection.” He published a book named, On the Origin of Species. On his trip he collected variety of specimen with the hands-on research & experimentation, had a unique opportunity to observe principles of botany, geology and zoology. In my opinion the trip consist of plenty of information to support his theory of evolution.Biography.com

3. HMS Beagles HMS Beagle was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. The vessel constructed at at a cost of 7,803 Euros then it was launch on May 11,1820 but the construction began on June 1818.(2 years) This vessel was an important vintage artifact because it was a form of transportation to Charles Darwin so he could travel around the globe to research and experiment. This led to the theory of evolution, which was a major impact to science. In my opinion if Charles Darwin didn’t have transportation then would have never develop the evolutionary theory.

4. Survival of the Fittest Definition: phrase that originated from an evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection Simple Terms: those who take care of themselves will survive Biological concept of fitness is defined as reproductive success Phrase best understood: “Survival of the form that will leave the most copies of itself in successive generations”. “fittest”- best physical specimen of species and only those in best shape/health will survive

5. Galapagos Finches Definition: (animals) the finches of subfamily Geospizinae of the Galápagos Islands, showing great variation in bill structure and feeding habits: provided Darwin with evidence to support his theory of evolution Group of about 15 species of passerine birds often classified as subfamily Geospizinae or tribe Geospizinae belong to teenager family and aren’t closely related to true finches 1st collected by Charles Darwin on the Galápagos Islands during the 2nd voyage of the Beagle

6. Natural Selection ~ Varies on environment ~ Some populations get smaller because of other animals that eat the species ~ Opposite species population could get bigger or smaller depending if another specie is feeding on one or both of the species

7. Fitness ~ Also known as Darwinian fitness ~ Based on average of all individuals ~ How fit the individual is to have any offsprings ~ How far the population reaches

8. Origin of Species  Scientific literature. By Charles Darwin.  Followed by: Fertilisation of Orcid.  Certainly the most important biological book ever written.  The book was based off his theory

9. Origin Of Species What does he talk about in his book? -It argues that the numerous traits and adaptations that differentiate species from each other explains how species evolved over time and gradually diverged. - Variations in organisms,colors,structures,organs,and physical traits are what differentiate a multitude of species.

10. Vocabulary Words 1- Natural Selection 2- Fitness 3- Survival of the fittest 4- Charles Darwin 5- HMS Beagle 6- Galapagos finches 7- Origin of Species