1. Describe the importance of Charles Darwin strip to the Galapagos Islands in 1831. What were some of the key insights Darwin gained on this voyage? After the publication of On the Origin of Species, were his ideas immediately accepted? Do you think his ideas would have gained wider acceptance in 1859 if the mechanisms of genes and heredity were more fully understood at the time?
2. What is the difference between primary and secondary succession? Describe what types of disturbances can be beneficial to ecosystems, and which can damage an ecosystem beyond repair.
3. Describe how the human population has grown from a few million people to more than 7 billion. What events caused rapid growth during certain periods? Has human population growth followed an exponential or logistic pattern?
4. Discuss how the process of speciation occurs and describe the two types of speciation. Use the internet to search for an example of each type, and provide a brief description of your examples. Be sure to include a citation for your source in APA format.