4. Background History: Charles Darwin: Explorer on a observation trip aboard the HMS Beagle in the Galapagos Islands. He found a variety of species similar to those found in South and Central America and some completely new.
5. Darwin came up with the theory of Natural Selection Natural Selection : means that organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. “ Survival of the Fittest”
10. 4. Some variations allow members of a population to survive and reproduce better than others.
11. Over time, offspring of individuals with helpful variations make up more and more of a population.
12. Variations: an inherited trait (change in the DNA) that makes an individual different from other members of the same species. Could be color, shape, behavior or chemical makeup