BIOL 1406 Darwin’s Dangerous Idea - Video Exam I Essay Question: (Matching Format) Describe the history of the scientific theory, biological evolution by means of natural selection: and focus on the life of Charles Darwin as portrayed in the PBS production, Darwin’s Dangerous Idea. Be sure to describe the roles of the following: "Raz", Robert FitzRoy, Emma Darwin, Annie Darwin, Richard Owen, Charles Lyell, Thomas Malthus, Samuel Wilberforce, and Thomas Huxley.)

1.Describe Captain Fitzroy’s perspective when it comes to “free-thinking”

2. What does Fitzroy allow Darwin to borrow?

3. Who was “Raz”?

4. Who was Richard Owen?

5. What was Owen’s view on “free-thinking” with regard to human ancestory?

6. What was Owen so afraid of?

7. Who was Emma (Wedgewood) Darwin? How did she influence Charles Darwin with regard to his scientific inquiry ?

8. What type of disease do we now speculate that Darwin may have suffered from? How did he get the disease?

9. Who was Annie Darwin?

10. When Annie left, what affect did this have on Darwin?

11. Who was Charles Lyell? What role did he play in influencing Darwin?

12. Who was Thomas Malthus? What did he do to influence Darwin?

13. What did Richard Owen do that was scientifically unethical? Why did he do this?

14. Who was Samuel Wilberforce?

15. Who was Thomas Henry Huxley? What did he do to influence Darwin?

16. Who was Alfred Russel Wallace? What did he do to influence Darwin?

17. What motivated Darwin to study so many different organisms; i.e. pigeons, barnacles, orchids, worms etc. Modern Day Evolution in Action

18. Describe the basics of evolution by means of the mechanism of Natural Selection. Describe some of the insects have been adapted in the Ecuadorian rainforest to survive their surroundings.

19. Describe Tom Smith’s observations of humming bird speciation comparing rainforest to highland species. What is the new evidence that Dr. Smith used that was not available to Darwin?

20. Describe the happenstance discovery of a new strategy for treating the evolution of HIV within human hosts.

21. Describe the proposed gradual evolution of a natural selection model of mammalian eye evolution.