A Voyage of Discovery

Describe Charles Darwin's famous voyage.

• 5 year trip around the world

• quick trip to the Galapagos Islands

Rhea, Ostriches and Emus are unrelated birds that look similar but found in different parts of the world, is an example of....

• species vary globally, but inhabit simialr habitats

• species vary locally, but inhabit different habitats

• species vary over time, but inhabit different planets

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Example of species vary globally....

• kangaroos in Australia, rabbits in Europe

• glyptodon fossils, present day armadillos

• Galapagos marine iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas

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Example of species vary over time....

• kangaroos in Australia, rabbits in Europe

• glyptodon fossils, present day armadillos

• Galapagos marine iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas

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Example of species vary locally....

• kangaroos in Australia, rabbits in Europe

• glyptodon fossils, present day armadillos

• Galapagos marine iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas

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Describe the land of the Galapagos Islands.

• Volcanic islands of different ages

• All islands are desert

• All islands are forests

How did life come to exist on the Galapagos Islands?

• new life began on the Galapagos

• humans brought all life to the Galapagos

• Occasional storms, rare visits, slowly life brought to Galapagos

• fish evolved legs and turned into all of the creatures on the Galapagos

Where did Darwin think all of the Galapagos finch species came from?

• Many finch species came from mainland

• One ancestor finch species came from mainland

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Where did Darwin think the different iguana species came from?

• Many iguana species came from mainland

• One ancestor iguana species came from mainland

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Where did Darwin think the different tortoise species came from?

• Many tortoise species came from mainland

• One ancestor tortoise species came from mainland

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