Principles of Organismal Biology

Darwin, the Beagle Voyage, and Evolution

Nadia Valentina Valdez Saravia
- What do red lines represent in previous slide?
The red lines are mountains rage as The Alpes.
- Why might this be important? (Hint: the last glaciers retreated about 10,000 years
ago in Europe and North America.)
The mountains are created by tectonic plate movement during centuries or
thousands of years, but the mountains rage is like a natural border for example the
Tibet has two different ecosystems create by the mountains one is cold and the
other one is warm. In this way, there is a possibility to evolution between species
that have a similar ancestor.
- How would this affect modern plants and animals in and around Europe?
I think that affect with evolution and migration. As animals and plants need to
survive and the mountains rages are to west to east, they start to change and create
new variants of a same species and therefore new ecosystem.
- Why might this be important for the development of Western culture?
Probably because cultures have a relationship with food. Having a natural border as
mountains rage, people have different natural products.