Alfred Russel Wallace

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Alfred Russel Wallace born?January 8, 1823
2. When did Alfred Russel Wallace die?November 7, 1913 (age 90)
3. Where was Alfred Russel Wallace born?Llanbadoc, Monmouthshire, Wales
4. What is the career?English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist, illustrator, and social activist
5. Who was Alfred Russel Wallace?Alfred Russel Wallace was a naturalist and explorer who studied animals and plants in many parts of the world. He helped scientists understand how species change over time.
6. What big idea did he come up with?Wallace independently invented the theory of natural selection, explaining how species evolve by adapting to their environment.

Natural Selection: The differential survival and reproduction of individuals due to differences in phenotype, a key mechanism of evolution.
Evolution: The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
Biogeography: The scientific study of the geographic distribution of species over time and the factors that influence this distribution.
Wallace Line: A biogeographical demarcation separating the ecozones of Asia and Australasia, identified by Alfred Russel Wallace.