6th+Period+Unit+5+Leo+and+Blane

== =media type="custom" key="15541982"= =**__Theory of Evolution__**= The original theory of evolution was created by Charles Darwin, a british naturalist who went to the Galapagos Islands to look for evidence of his theory. He found proof when he discovered that different islands of the Galapagos had finches with different beaks than the others. He brought up the theory that each finch had adapted to the different food sources available. However, this theory wasn't accepted at the time, due to the rival theory of acquired characteristics; the belief that characteristics acquired during life should be applied to offspring. Now we have learned to accept the theory of evolution, and believe that is how species originated.

Extinction
Extinction is when a species dies out. It usually occurs through the process of Natural Selection; the process when only species fit enough can survive and reproduce.

Location
Location makes a huge impact on species that live there. An animal living in the tundra might have these adaptations:
 * Thick, white colored coat.
 * Ability to store up energy.
 * Ability to swim faster.

While an animal in the desert might have these adaptations:
 * Ability to cool the body down.
 * Less need for food and water.
 * Hibernate during the day.

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=__** Manchester's Peppered Moths **__= The Peppered Moths support the theory of evolution. During the British Industrial Revolution in 1851, trees would be covered in black soot.

Light colored peppered moths were easily visible to predators against the soot-stained trees. The number of light peppered moths decreased, but it was found that the number of dark peppered moths was increasing. Dark peppered moths were not as easily visible on the trees, and could survive long enough to reproduce.

= = = = = = =__The Fossil Record__= The //Fossil Record// is a database of recorded fossils found in sedimentary rock. Fossils found it lower parts of the sediment mean they are older, and vice versa. This provides alot of evidence for chaning life forms. There are, however, gaps in the fossil record. Some fossils cannot be found and thus, some fossils arent recorded and this creates gaps.

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 * Evolution - The process in which inherited characteristics change over time.
 * Adaptation - A characteristic that improves in individuals ability to survive and reproduce in a particular evinironment.
 * Species - A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring.
 * Charles Darwin - A british naturalist who studied evolution.
 * Natural Selection - Changes/traits enable to adapt to the environment.
 * Galapagos Island - The islands that the HMS Beagle traveled to
 * Finches - Birds that Darwin studied.Extinct - When a type of species dies out.
 * Hominids - Any of the modern or extinct bipedal primates.
 * Australopithecus - An extinct genus of the hominid family that lived in Africa 3-1 million years ago.
 * Neanderthals - An exticnt hominid that lived in Europe and West Asia.
 * Sedimentary Rocks - Dust, sand, or broken down particles that are made into rocks underneath the soil.
 * Fossil - Remains of a dead organism found in sedimentary rock.
 * Fossil Record - Record that organizes fossils by their age and physical similarities
 * Absolute Dating - Any method of measuring the age of an object.
 * Relative Dating - Any method of determining is something is older or younger.
 * Homo Sapiens - The latin word for "Wise Humans"