Question 1
Darwin did not conceive of evolution: he
realized the process by which evolution functioned was …………………………….
. He got the concept of “natality” by reading the works of…………………..
(Last name only). This led directly to the idea of
differential…………………. , a struggle for survival in
nature based on limited resources. In order for this process to
function, there has to be…………………… within
organisms. Since Darwin did not know the works of
……………………….. (Last name only), he was unaware of
how inheritance worked and thought that
so-called……………………… inheritance- a process where
if a red and blue bird mated they would have a purple offspring-
might be the mechanism of inheritance. It was only later when the
Modern Synthesis (spearheaded by three people- last names on in
alphabetical order are ………………………..
,………………….. , and……………………….) Came along that the
process defined by Darwin was married to the genetic system we now
know is correct.





