Charles Darwin developed the theory of natural selection after making observations on his voyage on the Beagle and gathering evidence that species adapt to their environments over generations. Through natural selection, individuals with traits better suited to the environment are more likely to survive and pass on those traits, causing populations to evolve over time. Darwin's observations of related but different species on the Galapagos Islands provided evidence that all life shares a common ancestor that diverges through this process of descent with modification.

1. Charles Darwin & natural selectionJi Won, Natasha, Amna

2. Key Terms Mutation: creation of altered DNA

3. Gene flow: gene movement from one population to another

4. Genetic variation is affected by gene flow and it allows natural selection to occur

5. Charles Darwin

6. Natural selection

7. Survival of the fittest

8. Family Tree

9. “Descent with modification”Father of Evolutionary BiologyCharles Darwin

10. Darwin as a ChildNaughtyClumsyAthleticGullibleLazy Slow learnerShy

11. Darwin’s Love for Natural ScienceWas taught the classics, ancient history, and Greek at Revd. Samuel Butler's school and found it to be extremely boringHe developed his interest for natural science in activities outside of schoolHikingBook ReadingChemistry

12. Darwin and MedicineDarwin was admitted to Edinburgh University, in ScotlandMany members of his family including his dad were in the medical fieldAssisted at his dad’s medical practiceAgain he found most of his school studies a boreScared of blood

13. A Further Interest in ScienceDarwin participated in many things outside of school that sparked his interest in natural scienceStuffing AnimalsNatural History BookNatural History MuseumPlinian SocietyRobert Grant

14. At Cambridge UniversityTo enter the popular profession of clergy, Darwin attended Cambridge University, at Christ's College. Was again uninterested in his studies and spent time playing cards with friends, partying and shooting birds.During this time various things added to his interest in natural scienceInsect CollectingProf. Revd. John HenslowTwo Great BooksProfessor Adam Sedgwick