Darwin’s Theory
Darwin’s Theory
1a December 1831: name the ship.
1b Where did it leave from?
1c How long was the trip?
1d Name the 22-year-old naturalist.
1e What was his job on the voyage?
1f What theory did Darwin develop on this
trip?
1g Name two unusual organisms Darwin
saw on the Galapagos Islands.
2a The Beagle made many stops along the
coast of …
2b In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin
important observations included…
3a Darwin was amazed by the tremendous
diversity of the living things he saw. Name
one.
3b How many species have been identified
on Earth?
3c Define species.
4a Define fossil.
4b What did Darwin notice about the fossil
bones he saw (how were they different
than the living animals?)
4c Look at the map and find the location of
the Galapagos Islands. They are in the
Pacific Ocean about 600 miles from Ecuador
in South America.
1a December 1831: name the ship.
1b Where did it leave from?
1c How long was the trip?
1d Name the 22-year-old naturalist.
1e What was his job on the voyage?
1f What theory did Darwin develop on this
trip?
1g Name two unusual organisms Darwin
saw on the Galapagos Islands.
2a The Beagle made many stops along the
coast of …
2b In the Galapagos Islands, Darwin
important observations included…
3a Darwin was amazed by the tremendous
diversity of the living things he saw. Name
one.
3b How many species have been identified
on Earth?
3c Define species.
4a Define fossil.
4b What did Darwin notice about the fossil
bones he saw (how were they different
than the living animals?)
4c Look at the map and find the location of
the Galapagos Islands. They are in the
Pacific Ocean about 600 miles from Ecuador
in South America.