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1830
What year did the Beagle set sail?
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The code for how to build your body.
What are your genes?
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Artificial Selection
A farmer only plants seeds from his biggest tomato plants.
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Charles Darwin
Who became famous for the Theory of Evolution
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In the center of every cell.
Where are genes found?
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Natural Selection
The fastest shark in a reef gets a lot of food, reproduces and passes on its genes for fast swimming.
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Alfred Russel Wallace
What other scientist came up with the idea of evolution but didn't get famous for it?
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A random change in genes between birth parent and offspring.
What is a mutation?
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Natural Selection
A dark furred rabbit is born in Alaska. A wolf eats it because it is easy to see in the snow.
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People used to think that all species never changed.
Why did the Theory of Evolution cause so much trouble?
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Change in a species over time.
What is the definition of evolution?
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Artificial Selection
A really cute, gentle puppy is born. The owner loves how gentle the dog is with kids so he breeds the dog to get more puppies like it.
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