EvolutionEvolution

A look at the theory of evolution and Natural Selection

A look at the theory of evolution and Natural Selection

How Did Life Begin?How Did Life Begin?

Extra terrestrial originLife originated

from other planets outside our solar system

Extra terrestrial originLife originated

from other planets outside our solar system

How Did Life Begin?How Did Life Begin?

CreationLife was put here

by divine forcesCannot be

explained or tested by science or the scientific method

CreationLife was put here

by divine forcesCannot be

explained or tested by science or the scientific method

How Did Life Begin?How Did Life Begin?

Creation Chant – the Kumulipo Life started with kahuli,

a huge movement in au(a Big Bang in time-space)

Simple plants were 1st livingthings

Ancient Hawaiian scienceis based on observationand spiritual beliefs

Creation Chant – the Kumulipo Life started with kahuli,

a huge movement in au(a Big Bang in time-space)

Simple plants were 1st livingthings

Ancient Hawaiian scienceis based on observationand spiritual beliefs

How Did Life Begin?How Did Life Begin?Origin from non-

living matterPresence of oxygen,

nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon in the atmosphere

Random events cause these atoms to combine randomly to create first stable molecules of life

Origin from non-living matterPresence of oxygen,

nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon in the atmosphere

Random events cause these atoms to combine randomly to create first stable molecules of life

Charles DarwinCharles DarwinFather of evolutionCollected and cataloged

specimen of various organisms on his travels

Came up with the theory of Natural Selection

Published his findings in a book titled The Origin of the Species

Father of evolutionCollected and cataloged

specimen of various organisms on his travels

Came up with the theory of Natural Selection

Published his findings in a book titled The Origin of the Species

Charles DarwinCharles DarwinSuggests that the

environment shapes the organisms

Those who cannot adapt to the environment will die

Those who can adapt are able to reproduce and create more of themselves

Suggests that the environment shapes the organisms

Those who cannot adapt to the environment will die

Those who can adapt are able to reproduce and create more of themselves

Charles DarwinCharles Darwin

Theory wasn’t well received by public

Blasphemous

Theory wasn’t well received by public

Blasphemous

Darwin’s FindingsDarwin’s Findings

Darwin took detailed observations of the organisms he saw

Came up with a theory that explained how they came into being

Concluded that certain organisms had traits that made them better suited to the environment

They had an advantage

Darwin took detailed observations of the organisms he saw

Came up with a theory that explained how they came into being

Concluded that certain organisms had traits that made them better suited to the environment

They had an advantage

Darwin’s FinchesDarwin’s Finches

Finches found on the Galapagos islands

All looked somewhat similar

Came up with an explanation

Finches found on the Galapagos islands

All looked somewhat similar

Came up with an explanation

Darwin’s FinchesDarwin’s Finches

An ancestral finch came to the island by accident

Some offspring were capable of certain things

They had the advantage

An ancestral finch came to the island by accident

Some offspring were capable of certain things

They had the advantage

Evidence of EvolutionEvidence of Evolution DNA

All organisms on the planet has DNA made the exact same way

Similar structures Similar skeletal structures shared among many organisms

DNA All organisms on the planet has DNA made the exact

same way

Similar structures Similar skeletal structures shared among many organisms

Evolution in Hawai‘iEvolution in Hawai‘iIdeal place to

study Natural Selection

From one ancestral bird, a HUGE population came into being!

The Hawaiian honey creeper is a classic example of Natural Selection

Ideal place to study Natural Selection

From one ancestral bird, a HUGE population came into being!

The Hawaiian honey creeper is a classic example of Natural Selection

Related Science CareersRelated Science Careers

Bird Scientists in Hawai‘i Nei Study avian disease

(to prevent bird flu, etc.) Many work in outreach

and conservation Many work for USGS,

Hawai‘i Endangered Bird Conservation, Audubon Society, Humane Societyand universities

Bird Scientists in Hawai‘i Nei Study avian disease

(to prevent bird flu, etc.) Many work in outreach

and conservation Many work for USGS,

Hawai‘i Endangered Bird Conservation, Audubon Society, Humane Societyand universities

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