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| When and where was Charles Darwin born? |
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| Darwin was born in england in 1809. |
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| What were some of things Darwin observed while serving on the Beagle? |
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| He found fossils of extinct animals that were similar to modern animals.He also saw many variations of plants and animals that were similar to each others on different continents. |
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| According to Darwin, what is overproduction? |
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| Most species produce more offspring than are needed to maintain the population. |
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| Define competition according to Darwin? |
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| Darwin stated that all things compete for living space and food. Only a small fraction can survice to reproduce. |
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| Variation states that individuals of any species are not identical. Some variations are unimportant while others may affect the ability to get food, shelter, mate or avoid enemies. |
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