1. Darwin’s theory of evolution

2. What do you know about Charles Darwin?

3. Charles Darwin England 1809 – 1882 Naturalist – geologist – biologist
Voyage with the Beagle (1831 – 1836)
Founder of the evolutionary theory
1859 – ‘On the origin of species by Means of Natural Selection’
Spending his life on proving his theory

4. Voyage with the Beagle

6. Evolution: 3 important thoughts
Variation & inheritance
+ sexual reproduction → new combinations of genes
+ mutations

7. Evolution: 3 important thoughts
Variation & inheritance
+ sexual reproduction → new combinations of genes
+ mutations
Too many descendants
+ selection

8. Evolution: 3 important thoughts
Variation & inheritance
+ sexual reproduction → new combinations of genes
+ mutations
Too many descendants
+ selection
Natural selection
+ “Struggle for life, survival of the fittest”
+  ”Better designed for an immediate, local environment”

9. Okapi → Giraffes

10. Intelligent design

11. Darwin’s finches