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Darwin inferred that a small number of different plant and animal species had come to the Galápagos Islands from the mainland (South America), and that their adaptations varied greatly.

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What are Galapagos's islands?

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What did Darwin observe about finches in the Galpagos Islands?

The difference between their beaks


Where is the Galpagos islands located?

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Ingrid Sonray was born on September 14, 1981, in Galpagos Islands, Ecuador.


What are people doing to the Galpagos Islands?

== == Scientific Reasearcher being tourists generally making a nusence of themselves to the wildlife and littering.


Darwin observed that some finches had larger beaks than other finches in the population on the Galpagos Islands What does this observation illustrate?

Variation


'Galapago' is an old Spanish word for saddle The Galpagos Islands were named after an animal with a shell which resembles a saddle What sort of animal?

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What important observation did Darwin make while on the Galpagos Islands?

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Where did Charles Darwin do his observations?

Charles Darwin conducted his observations aboard the HMS Beagle during a five-year voyage to various locations around the world, including the Galapagos Islands. He also studied specimens and made observations in other places like South America and the Pacific Islands.