Darwin observed that finches’ were specialized according to their unique environments. Hutton contributed to Darwin’s ideas through his work on , the idea that geological processes are relatively constant over time, and don't change significantly.

Malthus’ ideas regarding supply and demand influenced Darwin because limited natural resources force individuals to with each other, and not every individual will have the opportunity to reproduce.

How did the work of Thomas Hutton influence the thought process of Charles Darwin?

Malthus's work regarding population dynamics came from observations of what happened when a population was greater than the resources to support it. How is such a population controlled?

Uniformitarianism was a concept borrowed from geology. How did Darwin apply it to biology?

You're conducting a science experiment and notice that fruit flies with rounded wings produce more offspring. What does this suggest about rounded wings?

How would you explain that the geological processes occurring today are similar to geological processes that took place a long time ago?