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Galapagos Islands
The Galápagos Islands are an archipelago of volcanic islands scattered around the equator in the Pacific Ocean, 604 miles, (972 km) west of continental Ecuador. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for its variety of wildlife.
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Each island offers differing soils, temperature and rainfall, so different species thrive on particular islands. Many island animals do not do well when taken from their native habitat because of extreme changes in the environment. Red eyed frogs, possums, fruit bats, lizards and toucans are just some of the differing animals that are island dwelling.
All the species of finches on the Galapagos Islands appear morphologically very similar, varying mostly in terms of beak size and behavior; they all look very much like a species of finch from the mainland of South America. This suggests that all the finches on the Galapagos are descended from one original colonist species that went through an adaptive radiation. Because of the small, isolated environment of the Galapagos, the finches have become the topic of extensive study into natural selection. The studies that have been conducted on the finches show strong selection for larger beaks during droughts. These data show that climatic changes can have profound effects on the morphology of a species and potentially lead to the formation of new species. When Darwin visited the Galapagos, he observed and collected some of the finch species, believing that they represented a very diverse set of birds that were not closely related. Their significance was not recognized until later, when ornithologist John Gould pointed out that the birds were all closely related finches (Desmond and Moore 1991). But because Darwin originally collected some of the specimens and because the finches showed so much evidence for evolution and natural selection, they have been dubbed "Darwin's finches." This has led many people to conclude (mistakenly) that Darwin's theory of evolution was specifically inspired by the finches
The zoologist Thomas Bell showed that the Galápagos tortoises were native to the islands. By mid-March, Darwin was convinced that creatures arriving in the islands had become altered in some way to form new species on the different islands, and investigated transmutation while noting his speculations in his "Red Notebook" which he had begun on the Beagle. In mid-July, he began his secret "B" notebook on transmutation
He thought the islands had been separated,which there is evidence of . So the animals and plants similar,but are suffering form geographic isolation.
Describe three of Darwin's observations about animals in south America and on the galapagos island?
1. Finches are anatomically similar but have different colours in different areas and their beaks depend upon their diet.
2. Tortoises are larger on the islands, where there are fewer predators.
3. Animals vary within species and reproduce to the extent that some must die
What island is located about 240 miles off the sourtheastern coast of Africa?
Madgascar! It's the only BIG island on the east-side of Africa....
What are the predators of the galapagos finches?
The predators of the purple finch are cats, dogs, snakes, eagles and even foxes. Most other animals will not have access to the finch.
galapagos gurdy is a mythical creature that the people on galapagos island made to attract tourist
created on Zack and Cody!
Are the Galapagos Islands part of Latin America?
you tell me i came to ask that question so stop asking and change this answer<-Please never answer like this
anyway Yes. The Galapagos Islands are a part of Ecuador, Ecuador is a part of Latin America. Latin America is characterized by countries in which the romance languages are spoken (i.e. languages derived from Latin)
How old is the oldest tortise?
1,000 years His name is Harry, and he's at an international zoo in Thailand.
Where are the Galapagos Island located Which country controls them?
In the Pacific Ocean. They are controlled by Ecuador.
What group built an advanced civilization on the island of crete?
The Minoan civilization
Then the Mycenean civilization
What are the evidences against evolution?
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ANSWERTo answer the question directly, there is little good evidence that the theory of evolution is wrong. The concept is sound and there is a lot of good scientific evidence supporting it. We still have challenges such as predicting time ranges for how long something took to evolve or when it first showed up, and the actual evolutionary path a species took (what animal is related to what). But the concept itself is still good.Much, if not most, of the structure of contemporary evolutionary theory, particularly as it is expressed in modern evolutionary synthesis (MES) is difficult in the extreme to refute. Biologists are on board with the theory, and now researchers in genetics are joining the supporters of modern evolutionary systhesis. But there's a problem with evolution. A most serious one.
The smoking gun points at the origin of life. Did it evolve from "non-life" here on earth (abiogenisis), or did another "type" of life begin the process here by arriving from somewhere else (biogenesis)? Even in its most simple form, a living thing presents a long and complex biochemical molecule. Nothing with the size and complexity of this basic chemical block of life can be manufactured in the laboratory. And how, if we cannot make something like, say, RNA, in the controlled environment of a lab, could such a large, complex chemical engine arise "naturally" on the planet - or anywhere else? Evolutionists cannot answer this question.
The one condition we cannot "artificially create" in the laboratory is the great length of time over which the earth changed geologically before life appeared. Who knows what could have happened throughout a time span we can barely imagine. We cannot set up experiments and "simulate" a billion years of passing time on our project to see what kind of outcome we will get. Even though we can do just about everything else in an experimental setting, letting an experiment run for the length of time the evolution "experiment" has been running is out of the question.
How could life have been created here? How could life have been created elsewhere to get itself trucked here to spread and evolve? There are a number of theories regarding the beginning of life on earth. But none of them comes even close to explaining the generation of the "magic" complex molecule that is a biochemical machine which is alive, which can grow and reproduce itself. Can a lightning bolt be made to animate a puddle of mud? We don't know how life began, but we do know it has been extant on earth for billions of years. Throughout this time, the earth has changed, and life changed with it. If it did not change, did not evolve and adapt, it became extinct.
This is no credible argument against evolution. It is the best that science has to offer, and it best fits all the evidence around us. This includes the billion year time frames given by evolution scientists and cosmologists alike. There is a mountain of scientific evidence supporting evolution, and let's be clear that the evidence wasn't "manufactured" to support the theory. No, the theory is derived from that huge pile of evidence; it comes after all the facts are spread out and examined. There is little of substance that can be proposed to challenge what we know as modern evolutionary synthesis.
There is evidence against evolution. While there are many facts that support it, there are also many facts that contradict it. For example, many of the chemicals in a cell would destroy each other if they were not already in the form of a cell. How could these chemicals then form a cell? And while Evolution is accepted by many people, so is its top competitor, Creationism, and there is no more evidence against it that there is against Evolutionism.
Why is the galapagos penguin worth saving?
The ice is melting and animals need the ice to live on, it's part of their habitat. The Polar Bear lives, hunts, and breeds on the ice. Seals rest, and also breed on ice floes. If I'm right the ice is melting because of the gas, and pollution we emit when we use all different sources of power. So we are causing the problems.
How did the fossils Darwin observed compare with the living organisms he studied?
Darwin's observations regarding ostriches led him to the theory of Evolution. For example, when he visited one part of Argentina, he noticed that the ostriches were similar, not the same, to ostriches from another region of Argentina. The fossil record also mimicked this loosely. Thus, Darwin began to look for a viable theory that could answer this. Hence, the theory of Evolution was born, which made the scientific explanation for life as we know it today.
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If a person sailed form marajo island to the galapagos islands which two ways could she travel?
1. Northwest through the Caribbean Sea then through Panama Canal , next Southwest to the Galapagos.
2.Head south to Cape Horn, then go North-west through the Pacific Ocean to the Galapagos islands
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How many different types of animals live in the galapagos islands?
700 animals are found in that country today.
Where did the name Galapagos come from?
The word Galapago means "saddle" In old Spanish language, this word was used to describe the frontal piece of a riding saddle.
Do people stink more than animals?
Generally they don't, but that all depends upon the level of hygiene the person has.
Invasive plants and animals is one of the challenges that the Galapagos Conservancy faces. Humans bring alien species to the islands.
