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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Introduction to Evolution- Group 1, Aristotle Proposed Species are unchanging, The evidence for evolution All organsims share a genetic code., Lamarck Suggested "Use and Disuse", Darwin had 2 Inferences on natural selection Infrence 1 Inference #1: Individuals whose inherited traits give them a higher probability of surviving and reproducing in a given environment tend to leave more offspring than other individuals., Biogeography Definiton Geographic distribution of species, Pre-Darwinian views of life ???? Lyell, Principles of Population Definition As a population grows, resources shrink, The evidence for evolution Biogeography, The evidence for evolution Vestigal Structures, Pre-Darwinian views of life ???? Hutton, Lyell Published Principles of Geology, Pre-Darwinian views of life ???? Aristotle, Vestigal Structures Definition Remenant features that once served as important functions in an organisms ancestors., Gradualism Definition Changes in the Earth's surface can result from a slow continious action, Pre-Darwinian views of life ???? Malthas, "Use and Disuse" Definition parts that are useful become stronger; those that don't deteriorate, Natural selection is a cause of adoptive evolution -A process which individuals with certain inherited traits tend to survive and produce at higher rates than other individuals. Darwin's 2nd Idea of evolution Darwin's idea of descent with modification, Geographic distribution of species Example Galapagos finiches, Malthas Publicized Principles of Population, Remenant features that once served as important functions in an organisms ancestors. Example Whales and snakes have pelvis and leg bones which were retained from their ancestors.