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1000’s of plant and animal samples
were taken
Observations were recorded
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The Galápagos Island plants and
animals were very similar to those in
Ecuador
Ex: Finches of Galápagos were similar,
but different; each island also showed
differences in the finches
Their beaks were adapted to the way
the bird gets their food
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Darwin hypothesized that the island
finches were descended from South
American finches
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Vocabulary:
Trait: a characteristic that can be passed from
parent to offspring through genes
2. Inherited variation
3. Struggle to survive
4. Successful reproduction
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Darwin lacked some evidence for parts
of his theory
Differences in genes
Whatdid Darwin learn from Lyell’s data
about the age of the Earth?