How did Darwin's voyages on the Beagle influenced the development of his thoughts on evolution?

Answer 1

Darwin's trip aboard the Beagle was important to his development of the theory of natural selection because he was able to test his theory on different species who lived on different continents.

Answer 2

Charles Darwin take the trip on the Beagle because capitan FitzRoy wanted company on his trip , also he did it because he was very interested on trips and he wanted to investigate more about every single specie .

Answer 3

Darwin's 5 years spent on the HMS Beagle profoundly influenced his thoughts on evolution. He traveled to the South American coast and spent most of his time onshore collecting plants, animals and fossils. He was able to compare these to those found in other places around the coast, like the grasslands, jungle and the desolate lands. He also compared the plants and animals there that were similar but not equal to the ones in Great Britain. He experienced an earthquake while in Chile that made him realize that natural forces and changes in the environment really affect life. He realized from his experiences on the ship that Earth was very old and was constantly changing.

Answer 4

When he went to the different islands with different climates he noticed that the finches had adapted to their climate. (The bird that lived in a forest with plenty of bugs had a small, narrow beak for picking bugs out of trees, the finches that lived near a beach full of eggs had a beak meant for holding onto it's surroundings so it's feet could break the shell, and the finch that lived where it had to survive on hard nut's had a very hard shell used for breaking them open) Without any knowledge of genetics (they were discovered quite recently) he thought that since something could adapt to it's surroundings, over time it could develop into a completely different creature. With this hypothesis, science has no limits. But now we know that all of science has it's limitations and, unless it undergo's mutation, a creatures has a maximum amount it's allowed to change, because of genes. (Like how eskimos are stouter and fatter than tell lanky people who live in Africa... If an African was moved to Alaska it's offsprings would gradually begin to look more like eskimos= adapting to it's surroundings, within limitations)

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Answer 5

He was recruited as a companion to the captian, since he was from a similar social class.

Answer 6

He wanted to explore different varieties of species in the world which he did and led him to believe evolution.

Answer 7

Because the Beagle trip led Darwin to develop what has been called the single best idea anyone has ever had.