WWB Trainer
WWB Key Ideas
The process of life evolving into new species.
MODE:
~
4 minutes
of short abstracts.
Evolution.
Some random key ideas.
1.
The steam engine was invented in ancient greece. Lost, it was rediscovered by Thomas Newcomen in 1712. Later improved by James Watt, no relation to Darwin.
2.
Quote:
- Charles Darwin.
- 1859.
From History:
Meaning:
In one brief line in 1859, Darwin moved human origins inside science. His quote signaled that our species should be studied as part of nature.
3.
From History: 225 million years ago (±5 million years)
Not yet a “full” mammal, the last common ancestor between us and the platypus lived around 225 million years ago.
4.
The egg. Long before chickens existed, eggs were a successful evolutionary strategy.
5.
Quote:
- Charles Darwin.
- 1859.
Meaning:
Survival belongs to organisms that respond effectively to change as environments shift over time.
6.
From History: ~380 million years ago (± 15 million)
The Senegal bichir represents an early branch of ray-finned fish, preserving traits that trace back nearly 380 million years.
7.
Neanderthals in Spain were leaving unmistakably symbolic marks on cave walls at least 70,000 years ago.
8.
From History: Lived from ~69 to 66.04 million years ago.
T. rex lived in western North America about 69 to 66 million years ago. All dinosaurs, except potentially three lines of birds, went extinct 66 million years ago, when the Chicxulub asteroid hit.
9.
Yes, humans and bananas share about “60% of their basic DNA building blocks.
10.
From History: 3.73 Billion Years Ago (after LUCA)
Prokaryotes are nucleus-free cells that include both bacteria and archaea — the two lineages that split shortly after LUCA.
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