Assignment Task: Beak of the Finch pages 1-112 reading and questions
Part - "Evolution in the Flesh" - pp 1-112
Q1. Why did Darwin emphasize pigeons and not mention finches?
Q2. What did barnacles teach Darwin? How did this connect with finches?
Q3. Why does beak shape and size matter in finches?
Q4. What examples of sexual selection does Weiner discuss?
Q5. Why does time scale matter when studying evolution?
Q6. What examples of documenting evolution in other species are there besides Darwin's Finches?
Q7. What species? What was found? Where/how work done?
Q8. Why do you need isolated populations to study evolution?
Q9. What does the flood have to do with finches?
Q10. Why are the beaks of the finches called the most famous tool kit in the world?
Q11. Why didn't Darwin pay attention to the finches?
Q12. Why did Darwin just collect two of each species?
Q13. What was the contribution of Linneaus?
Q14. Why do extinction and natural selection go hand in hand?
Q15. What effect did the flood have on finches?