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BIOLOGY ONE

CHARLES DARWIN

EVOLUTION – 3.1

Use the following links to answer the questions about Charles Darwin.

http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/darwin.html

http://www.aboutdarwin.com/timeline/time_01.html

1. Who was Charles Darwin? What decade was it when Darwin did his research aboard the HMS Beagle?

2. Darwin went on a science expedition aboard the HMS Beagle. What kind of research was he conducting on this voyage?

3. When Darwin returned from his trip, he carefully studied the collections he made while on the trip. What are the four main theories Darwin concluded with after studying the specimens he collected?

4. How did Darwin communicate his ideas with the scientific world?

5. Why did some people strongly oppose the ideas that Darwin published?

Use the following links to answer the questions about the Galapagos Islands.

http://people.rit.edu/rhrsbi/GalapagosPages/AboutGalapagos.html

http://www.terindell.com/asylum/jason/darwin.html#naturalselection

6. Where are the Galapagos Islands located?

7. What was it about the islands and the organisms on the islands that led Charles Darwin to propose his theory of natural selection?

Use the following link to answer the last two questions.

http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/5_cool/galapagos/g25_threat.html

8. What is the status of the islands today? About how many people live there?

9. What concerns do biologists have today about the islands?