Darwin and His Finches

Question 1

Voyage on the Beagle

Answer 1

• set sail on a 5 year journey on the HMS Beagle in December 1831
• reccoemned by probfessor at 22
• mission was to make better version of map

Question 2

dawrns job on voyage

Answer 2

• to observe, record and collect specimens of rocks, minerals, plants and animals
• meticulously observed and collected
  and made many observatios

Question 3

The Galapagos Islands

Answer 3

• his most famous observations were made in the Galapagos islands
• each had their own miniu ecosystem which had diff selection pressure (one had less water, one had lots of plants)

Question 4

aniamls at the island

Answer 4

The nesting boobies with no fear of humans
Iguanas that could dive underwater to eat seaweed
Giant land tortoise

Question 5

Darwin’s Finches

Answer 5

• collected research from birds all over the island
• learned later that there were not variations of the same species but each were a unique species
• birds at find location had diff trait (thicker beaks if the place had lots of seeds)