Biology
Lyell
Argued that gradual geological processes have gradually shaped earths surface
Malthus
Argued that human populations grow faster than the resources they depend on
Evolution
Change in species over time
Lamarck
Developed a theory of evolution at the same time as Darwin
Wallace
His theory of evolution unifies all of biology
Fitness
In organisms relative ability to survive and produce fertile offspring
Darwin
One of the first scientists to propose that species change over time
Artificial selection
Selecting for plants and animals with useful traits
Hms beagle
Ship on which Darwin served as a naturalist
Galápagos Islands
Small volcanic island where Darwin made many important observation
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
States that traits an organism develops during its own lifetime can be passed on to offspring
Natural selection
The process by which evolution occurs