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Name: Date: Finch Article Period: After reading “Finches’ Beaks Evolve Rapidly in Galapagos” answer the following questions. 1. Scientist ____________ _____________ once stated that he believed evolution occurs so slowly that no one can actually see it happening. 2. Biologists Peter and Rosemary Grant, of ________________ University have seen evolution occur in finches on the _______________ islands. 3. Darwin studied on these islands in the year ______. 4. The ____ species of finches provided important support for Darwin’s theories of evolution and natural selection. 5. In his book, “… _________ of __________”, Darwin described how evolution occurs through a process called natural selection. 6. Some of the individuals in a population that have a beneficial _________ will go on to reproduce more successfully than those who don’t. 7. Peter and Rosemary Grant have been tracking finches on one island in particular, named __________ _________. 8. The Grants began their study in the year ______ . 9. For their study, they measured three variable traits in the finches, their _______________ , ______________, and _________________. 10. The Grants track by placing metal __________ around the legs of the newly born finches. 11. Approximately 20,000 birds have been followed by the Grants, or about ____ generations. 12. In 1977, the Galapagos experienced a terrible _____________. 13. Because of this event, food was scarce and thus birds that survived generally had _________ and _________ beaks. 14. The surviving birds, whose Latin name is ____________ __________ , gave birth to a generation of offspring that had these beaks as well. 15. In 1983, the Galapagos experienced an extraordinary _____ year. 16. As a result of this year, many birds with the once advantageous beaks _________. 17. The next generation of finches had beaks that were __________, because rains had spurred ___________ growth, and this resulted in tiny ________ , which only birds with certain beaks could successfully pick up.