Natural Selection Lab Report
Natural Selection Lab Report
Introduction:
The scientist and explorer, Charles Darwin, first proposed the idea of Natural Selection during the Nineteenth-century, when the exposure of the concept of evolution was first brought to light. Even though Darwin did not think of this idea first, he carried out a very important investigation about this subject that was essential for he theory of the evolution. His theory was based on the observations he took from the Galapagos Island and the Finches. Darwin observed that the same species developed different beaks along the Galapagos Islands in order to suit their circumstances and environments. In other words, they evolved in order to adapt and survive in their corresponding environment. …show more content…
Therefore, the experiment consists of using eating utensils, such as the spoon, fork, and knife as the beaks of the finches, and from there, which kind of beak is more capable of getting more food, in this …show more content…
This theory deals with the concept of “Natural Selection” which means, according to the Biology Online definition: “a process in nature in which organisms possessing certain genotypic characteristics that make them better adjusted to an environment tend to survive, reproduce, increase in number or frequency, and therefore, are able to transmit and perpetuate their essential genotypic qualities to succeeding generation” ["Natural Selection", 2013]. This data supports this idea because this experiment was support to redo what Darwin observations during his expedition to the Galapagos Islands with the Finches birds, and their distinctive beaks depending on their environment. As mentioned in the Article of Natural Selection from the Michigan University “natural selection is the cornerstone of evolutionary theory. It provides the mechanism for adaptive change”["Natural Selection", 2013]. And as seen on the data, the bird species that wasn 't favored was the Knife-billed bird since they got extinct after the third year, and this is because their `beaks´ didn 't give them what they needed in order to survive. On the contrary, the Spoon-billed bird where able to even grow their population because of their physical characteristics of having a `wider beak´ to collect the beans. And for the Fork-Billed population, it kept being constant, with no growing or shrinking population. Therefore, going back
Introduction:
The scientist and explorer, Charles Darwin, first proposed the idea of Natural Selection during the Nineteenth-century, when the exposure of the concept of evolution was first brought to light. Even though Darwin did not think of this idea first, he carried out a very important investigation about this subject that was essential for he theory of the evolution. His theory was based on the observations he took from the Galapagos Island and the Finches. Darwin observed that the same species developed different beaks along the Galapagos Islands in order to suit their circumstances and environments. In other words, they evolved in order to adapt and survive in their corresponding environment. …show more content…
Therefore, the experiment consists of using eating utensils, such as the spoon, fork, and knife as the beaks of the finches, and from there, which kind of beak is more capable of getting more food, in this …show more content…
This theory deals with the concept of “Natural Selection” which means, according to the Biology Online definition: “a process in nature in which organisms possessing certain genotypic characteristics that make them better adjusted to an environment tend to survive, reproduce, increase in number or frequency, and therefore, are able to transmit and perpetuate their essential genotypic qualities to succeeding generation” ["Natural Selection", 2013]. This data supports this idea because this experiment was support to redo what Darwin observations during his expedition to the Galapagos Islands with the Finches birds, and their distinctive beaks depending on their environment. As mentioned in the Article of Natural Selection from the Michigan University “natural selection is the cornerstone of evolutionary theory. It provides the mechanism for adaptive change”["Natural Selection", 2013]. And as seen on the data, the bird species that wasn 't favored was the Knife-billed bird since they got extinct after the third year, and this is because their `beaks´ didn 't give them what they needed in order to survive. On the contrary, the Spoon-billed bird where able to even grow their population because of their physical characteristics of having a `wider beak´ to collect the beans. And for the Fork-Billed population, it kept being constant, with no growing or shrinking population. Therefore, going back