Darwin's Finches: Unraveling the Mysteries of Evolution

The video explores Charles Darwin's observations of Galapagos finches, leading to his theory of evolution by natural selection. It explains the key ideas of heritability, competition, and variation, and illustrates these concepts with the case study of the peppered moth during the Industrial Revolution, showing how environmental changes can drive evolutionary adaptations.

What observations did Darwin make about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

How did Darwin explain the differences among the finch species on different islands?

Explain the concept of natural selection as described by Darwin.

What are the three key ideas that explain how species evolve through natural selection?

What role does heritability play in Darwin's theory of evolution?

What was the significance of the first recorded sighting of a black peppered moth?

How did the Industrial Revolution affect the population of peppered moths?