Galapagos Island Video Questions
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Name _________________________ Date _______ Period ________ Galapagos Island Video Questions 1. Where are the Galapagos Islands located? (How far - from what country?) 2. Who was the famous naturalist who visited the Islands in 1853? Did he have an idea what he would discover? Explain. 3. What caused the Islands to form? What is the name of the plant found on the island? 4. How did life get to the Island? How long has this been happening? 5. What is unique about the Marine Iguana? Why are the Iguanas unafraid? 6. What did people think about the origins of animals before Darwin? 7. What is the most dangerous animal in the Galapagos? Why? 8. Where do nutrients in the ocean around the Galapagos come from? 9. Describe the courtship ritual of the Waved Albatross. 10. Why do Green Sea Turtles return to the Galapagos? How long is their journey? 11. What does the word Galapagos mean? What is the language of origin? Science Movie Worksheets – http://www.NewYorkScienceTeacher.com/movies 1 Name _________________________ Date _______ Period ________ 12. How did the tortoises get to the Galapagos? Where do they come from? 13. How long can tortoises live? What is the example that illustrates their age? 14. When do tortoises become sexually mature? 15. What struggle takes place with the Masked Booby Birds? Why does this happen? 16. What is the watch analogy? How does it apply to the Marine Iguana? 17. How does the phrase “survival of the fittest” apply to the Masked Booby? 18. Explain the phrase, “Survival is the greatest inheritance.” 19. Why does Richard refer to the Flightless Cormorant as an example of imperfect evolution? 20. What is the analogy that Richard makes when he reaches the top of the mountain? 21. Give two examples that support the idea that “Chance makes sense out of time?” 22. What controls the chance of evolutionary variation? 23. From an evolutionary point of view, where did the Marine Iguana come from? Science Movie Worksheets – http://www.NewYorkScienceTeacher.com/movies 2 Name _________________________ Date _______ Period ________ 24. What forces were acting on the Marine Iguana to effect the evolution of the species? 25. What forces were acting on the Flightless Cormorant to effect the evolution of the species? Science Movie Worksheets – http://www.NewYorkScienceTeacher.com/movies 3.