1. EVOLUTION
Chapter 16

2. What is evolution?
The process of change over time

3. Charles darwin Born in England
February 12th, 1809 (same day as Abraham Lincoln!)
Developed a scientific theory of biological evolution that explains how modern organisms evolved over long periods of time through descent of common ancestors

4. HMS Beagle 1831 Five year voyage
Darwin planned to collect specimens of plants and animals

5. Observations aboard the beagle
Darwin noticed that different, yet similar, animals inhabited different, yet similar, habitats around the globe

6. What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to science?
Key questions
What was Charles Darwin’s contribution to science?
What three patterns of biodiversity did Darwin note?