Gradualism

Uniformitariansim

Natural Selection

Genetics (DNA)

Uniformitarianism --> Natural Theology

Catastrophism --> Gradualism

Lamarkian Evolution --> Darwinian Evolution

Taxidermy --> Taxonomy

Individuals acquired traits from the evolutionary process, which in turn, was passed on to offspring.

Populations that failed to adapt to new environments still evolved.

Some groups within a species never passed their traits on to the next generation.

Individual species adapted to their environment, they then passed those adaptations to offspring.

Linear evolution

Macro-evolution

Micro-evolution

Branching evolution

Adapted to its new environment.

Evolved to better fit its surroundings.

Predators hunting at night to catch sleeping prey.

Predators that have the ability to change their coloration with the seasons, in order to blend in to their surroundings.

Predators using their claws to dig for roots, since their are no more prey animals in their environment.

Predators with longer snouts using those snouts to better reach food sources that are in small crevasse.

Micro-evolution is directly observed and Macro-evolution is not.

Macro-evolution creates new species, Micro-evolution does not (directly).

Both of these statements are correct

Both of these statements are incorrect

Removing individuals in a small population removes their genes as well.

In small populations, there is an increased change of inbreeding.

Small populations are more likely to have a change in the gene pool of the next generation, simply due to chance.

All of these are ways small populations lead to micro-evolution.

Cutting off flow of genes from the larger population doesn't allow the genes to distribute evenly to both populations.

Individuals in each population adapt to different surroundings, this causes the two populations to evolve to fit their new surroundings.

When isolation occurs with small populations, the chances for inbreeding increase. This can increase the number of abnormal genes.

All of these are ways isolation can lead to micro-evolution.

Individuals in a population may select mates that possess a desirable trait. The genes that code for this trait increase in the population in the next generation.

Males within a species may compete for the females through physical contests. Males that win these confrontations mate with all the females in the population, passing his genes on to the next generation.

Females within a species may select a male that can perform a mating ritual (e.g. dance) better than his competitors. Males that perform the best, have a better change of mating and passing on their genes to the next generation.

All of these are ways nonrandom mating can lead to micro-evolution.

Prey that is camouflaged avoids being eaten by predators more often than prey that isn't. Camouflaged prey will pass more genes on to the next generation.

Plants that are more tolerant to a warming climate produce more seeds than plants that are not. The heat-tolerant plants increase the number of genes in the gene pool.

One predator out competes another predator (of the same species) for land and resources. The more successful predator contributes more genes to the gene pool in the next generation.

All of these are ways natural selection can lead to micro-evolution.

extinction

speciation

adaptation

nothing - no change.

Adaptive Radiation

Macro-evolution

Micro-evolution

Speciation

There are more than one type of evolution: micro-evolution and macro-evolution.

Life responds to Earth's physical structures and processes.

Individuals of a species adapt and populations of species evolve.

Darwinian evolution is right and Lamarckian evolution is wrong.