E3 - Darwin and His Finches(1)

Question 1

What did Darwin do during his voyage on the begale

Answer 1

-Darwin’s job on the Beagle was to observe, record and collect specimens of rocks, minerals, plants and animals

Question 2

what was Darwins most famous observation?

Answer 2

made in the Galapagos islands

-struck by the unusual and unique flora and fauna including…
The nesting boobies with no fear of humans
Iguanas that could dive underwater to eat seaweed
Giant land tortoise

Question 3

What did Darwin learn on the island?

Answer 3

he learned later was that there were not variations of the same species but each were unique species!
The most famous example of this observation was Darwin’s Finches!

Question 4

What do you think caused the changes in finch population and average beak size during the period of abundant rain?

Answer 4

smaller beaks thrived so population increased

Question 5

B. What might happen to the finch populations after millions of years?

Answer 5

If very dry= bigger beaks
if rain= small beaks