Darwin, Charles

Whether you agree with his theories or not, the possibility still stands and is still questioned. This wasn’t till after the Second World War though. Yet all the plants and animals were different from those on the mainland, even island to island. azil three months later and then spent three and half years up and down the South American coast. These small barren islands off the coast of Ecuador fascinated Darwin to no end. Darwin explained that the earth could not possibly hold all of the organisms, so they must compete for things like food and shelter. Predator verse prey is commonly referred to the food chain, which Darwin also examined. These variations among the plants and animals led him to believe that these animals evolved from other animals and plants. Darwin could easily tell these islands were much younger then the mainland, clearly of volcanic origin. These small trips to the coast were informative, but almost all his theories were formed on the Galapagos Islands. On these coasts, Darwin found fossils of extinct animals that seemed to resemble modern species. His works and memories are a constant reminder of one’s changing world. These islands, named after the large tortoises (Galapagos in Spanish), had a unique affect on Darwin and all of biology for that matter. That is what science is though a questioning of your surrounding and environment, Charles Darwin will always be a great man just because of that.