1.) What lands and observations inspired Darwin to develop his theory of evolution?

2.) How does the concept of natural selection explain variations in species descended from a common ancestor?

3.) What was the initial response to Darwin’s Origin of Species in 1859?

4.) What is a vector, and what is the significance of vectors to the evolution of populations?

5.) What other kinds of mechanisms can disrupt genetic equilibrium and evolutionary stability?

6.) What techniques do scientists use to study microevolution?

7.) What differentiates one species from another?

8.) How do species originate?

9.) What kinds of mechanisms tend to isolate populations enough to promote genetic divergence?