If you need a long summary, here you go: (also i recommend watching at either 1.25 or 1.5 speed) The video is about the Galapagos Islands, and how the finches that live there have evolved. Two scientists, Rosemary and Peter Grant, have come to the Galapagos every summer since 1973 to learn more about the evolution of finches on the islands. In the video, they talk about a wide variety of facts, not just about the finches. An example of this is the history of the Galapagos, how they rose about 5 million years ago (relatively young for an island), are about 600 miles off of mainland Ecuador, and were discovered by Charles Darwin on his journey around South America. They talk about how the first finches had a small beak perfect for finding small bugs on plants, and they slowly evolved to how they are now, with a thicker beak designed for getting fruits from trees. They also talk about how all of the over 13 species of finches are related to each other in some way, which tells that only one species came from the mainland and the rest evolved over time. The video talks about the history of the finch, and how the scientists would catch, measure, and tag the birds every morning in the hopes of discovering more about the birds. In 1977, a horrible drought came to the Galapagos, and almost all vegetation disappeared. The ground finches were competing for food. They eventually had to turn to the larger nuts, where the smaller-beaked finches had problems. Over 80% of the ground finches died that year, where there was no rain for about 18 months. Because of this, the finches evolved to have larger beaks. 5 years later, there was about 10 times the usual rain amount. This changed the island so much that when the drought came again a few years later, the seeds had actually decreased in size. The Grants also discovered that the different species of finch would not mate. They also had different sounds, and males would only mate with females who had the appearance of their own species. The video ends by explaining that around 2 million years ago, one finch population arrived. When its offspring went to the other islands, they faced different conditions and had to evolve to meet those conditions. yes its spell checked, yw ;)
🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 Here are some timestamps 2:30 for introduction to the finches. 3:20 for Galapagos island size comparison 4:55 history of finches. 5:15 for answer to number 3(aka only one species of finch came from the main island.) 7:25 1977 drought. 8:30: % of bird death/beak study. 10:00 Huge rains=smaller seeds. 11:30 species definition, geographical separation. 12:00 finches mating. 12:50 male mating. 14:00 species breeding and interbreeding. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
Seeing all these comments, I feel compelled to confess something... 👁👄👁 Back when I was still in school, my IB Biology (HL) professor asked us to watch this sometime during Year 1 of IBDP (so most probably 2016), and I just added it to my Watch Later, never actually watching it. When it was brought up in class next time, we all pretended we had watched it, and while I am not sure if the professor bought our act or not, that was that. The video was never mentioned again. This was the actually the very first video that I ever added to my Watch Later. I had never used the feature before this, surprisingly. I could not get myself to remove this from the list, so every time that I sort it from Date Added (Oldest), this pops up on top. It is 2020, and I am in university right now. Seeing all these comments about professors directing everyone to this video makes me feel oddly nostalgic. I almost hate to say it, but I miss the IB, despite how demanding of a programme it was. I miss the school, and I miss nearly everything about the experience. It is hard for me to accept and believe that I am not a current IB student anymore. Damn. I hope I feel better once I post this comment. This was a long time coming... Try to enjoy school while you can, my dudes. 🦋✨ P.S. I am finally going to watch this thing, lmfaooo. Over three years late, yes, but at least you cannot say that I never got around to doing it! 🤡✨
So true! we seem to appreciate this simple things in life after we don't have them anymore. Being at high school, studying IB was the biggest concern, hanging with your friends, no major worries. I like the message you give to all the readers: "Try to enjoy school while you can"
for all students who want a summary Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about 15 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function.This is because of natural selection.They used to be 1 species but as they moved from the different islands ( different environments) they adapted and became many species.
Darwin’s finches are a group of about 15 species of passerine birds. Well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function, they were first studied by Charles Darwin and have now been studied for 40 years by Rosemary and Peter Grant. Each beak possessed by each finch has a beak made for a specific job and diet. When looking at the evidence, we can determine that 1 finch arrived on the island and evolved into 15 different species. To prove this, there were 2 instances of evolution on the island. In 1977, there was a large drought and small seeds, the food that ground finches with small or medium size beaks eat, became scarce. 80% of medium ground finches died but the survivors evolved slightly to have larger beaks so that they can eat the larger seeds. The other instance of evolution was in 1983, when an El Nińo brought 10 times more rain than normal, causing vines to grow everywhere. These vines covered even the cactuses. Two years later, there was a drought and the large seeds that large seeds that the large finches eat became scarce. However, the small seeds were in abundance because of the vines. The large finches then evolved to have smaller beaks to eat the seeds. When testing what separates the species of finches, the Grants determined that song and appearance was what separated them.
It’s not. Anyone with common sense would know that those who already fought off the virus are now immune to it. Humanity wouldn’t end. It’s just of a matter of how much we’re gonna lose.
It’s not the end of the world.as always humanity will adapt,humanity with grow and advance,we will survive this pandemic and we will never,ever be annihilated 👊
I don't understand... Do the 500+ dislikes come from high school students? I mean, as a young adult, college student, I find this video captivating. It may not teach you a practical skill, agreed, but can't you see nature's beauty and how cool the natural selection is? -_- Makes me want to get a biology degree, buy a sailboat and go hangout there.
Thanks to Peter and Rosemary Grant they have documented and witnessed evolution in progress. With enough environmental pressures evolution kicks in high gear resulting to the birth to a new species. Beautifully done video!
Its a suspected cause of evolution, which highly supports the idea of it. It certainly makes sense that over a long period of time, if natural selection keeps occurring, that a diversification of species could indeed occur. While natural selection does not equal evolution, its just so much of a strong indicator that evolution is real that I could honestly not see how it isn't. I do have one more thing to add though. Epigenetics has recently supported the Lamarckian idea of evolution, in which traits that are acquired can be passed down genetically. Of course this only refers to specific marks that occur in the DNA on a very molecular level. Its truly fascinating. I know because evolution is called a "theory," its often times dismissed as something that has not been proven, and while that is true in a sense since nothing aside from mathematical ideas can be truly proven in a sense ( for example, can you prove that everyone is truly real aside from yourself? how do you know you're not in the matrix or something), a theory is actually something that is backed up with so much evidence that its very hard to falsify and nothing has falsified it yet, but it is widely accepted as truth, similar to the theory of gravity. I know you didn't that you didn't believe in evolution, but I did want to share this in case you did not.
Thank goodness for the devotion , discipline and the incredible zealousness shown by these two Evolutionary Biologists who have spent their combined entire scientific careers of 80 years showing how adaptive radiation or simply variations that take place within a species that may or may not be an advantage in that variation . Not a lot to show for 2 or 3 million years of evolution , 13 distinct FINCHES from a finch and not an albatross. So what farmers and animal breeders have known for millennium and have utilized these same recognizable genetic variables to much greater effect in sometimes as little as decade , and yet we have highly educated people still postulating these incredibly merit-less and lacking claims 150 years latter .
I was struggling with the concepts in statistics until I found the lessons based on the data collected about the finches. I finally started to understand the concepts. I can't thank you enough!
Today I told my Professor about it and he was so impressed with the way you have presented the information, he will be looking in to adding it to his future classes as well as passing it to other instructors. Thank you so much, I can't tell you how much it helped me to grasp the concepts that were just abstract before now.
What I learned about the many species about the finches are how each one is diverse and is specialized to do one thing. Like with the beaks certain types of finches hunt and feed on for example Larvae and or cactus plants. Each Finch looks alike but has so many different characteristics that make them all so unique. One thing that really is strange is why there are 13 different finch species that all evolved and survived on the Galapagos Islands. - There you go thank me later, now go get ready for history Tomorrow
The standard view of evolution is slow and steady, but I have always maintained evolution can occur very quickly under the correct environmental pressures.
What is the mystery of mysteries? 2. How long did the Grants study on Galapagos island? 3. What did they study? 4. How did these islands form? 5. How many species of finches are there? 6. What did they eat? a. warbler b. woodpecker c. cactus finch d. large medium small finches 7.. Fnish this quote "Right tools for the _______________ ______________. 8. What did DNA reveal? 9. How did Grants gather data of the birds? 10. What type of science investigation is this? 11. What do we know about 5960? 12. What happened in 1977? 13. Which birds had the most trouble surviving? 14. What trait made the greatest difference in survival?
Is anyone watching this because they're genuinely interested in science, or just because of school? I'm here for fun, and am an evolutionary fanatic. I can't get enough of this stuff
Thank you for pinning me!! That just made my day! I absolutely love your videos!!! Not gonna lie, all the anole evolution videos I've watched probably dozens of times. Because of those videos, I got into the reptile hobby, and keep a few species of anoles myself. Evolution is amazing!
But does this show evolution as we are taught or is this evidence only relative to what is happening amounts finches and has nothing to do with evolutionary theory? Is there really enough evidence?
Be thankful you can say that. Others have died, are sick and others are going out to work to have food ready for you in the supermarket. You are very much blessed
if anyone is here for class, here are some Q/A that I had. 1. How many ancestral species from South America got to the Galapagos islands and evolved into the 13 species of finches that exist there today? What evidence supports your answer? There is said to be only one, this is said because they have more in common with each other than they do with the same genus on the mainland, which makes us believe they all ended up evolving from 1 species of bird. 2. On a small island (Daphne Major) that had a few good years, an 18 month long drought that began in 1977 affected the medium ground finches. What percent of medium ground finches died that year? Why were so many finches dying and what characteristic was more common in surviving medium ground finches than in the ones that died? The birds with the smaller beaks had the most amount of trouble because they could not eat the larger seed while the birds with the larger beaks were able to eat the larger seeds. About 80% of the medium ground finches died. 3. How did the next generation of ground finches change from the previous generation? Why did this happen? The next generation had about a 4 percent change in their beak depth. Their beaks got even bigger since the surviving ones mated, making their bigger beak genes combine and giving their offspring big beaks as well. This is due to natural selection. 4. In 1983 a strong El Nino climate event brought much more rain than usual to Daphne Major island. Then the drought returned 2 years later, but the seeds left by the dying plants were different from the drought in 1977 because the dominant plant species that grew before that drought were different from the plant species that dominated before drought after the 1983 rainy spell. How were the seeds of the dominant plants different than before and how did that affect beak size in surviving ground finches during the drought 2years later? The seeds which were larger became more and more scarce, while the smaller seeds were more available. The birds with larger beaks had trouble picking up the smaller seeds produced by the vines. This affected beak sizes by making them smaller since they were the ones who survived. This is due to natural selection, once again since the birds with bigger beaks died out. 5. Which 2 characteristics keep the different finch species from interbreeding with each other, thus helping to keep the species separate from each other? One of the characteristics is that they all sing different songs, which helps them differentiate from each other. They are also able to differentiate via the looks of the other species in the sense that the cactus finch would only pay attention to birds that looked like them and their species, and pay attention to no other birds. They were able to differentiate via beak size and body size. This is how they were able to stop from mating with each other.
Overall, the Finches of the Galapagos became different species since when the populations geographically separate and adjust to their new habitat/environment, they undergo adaptations. When or if they come back in contact again, they won’t mate. Hence, creating distinct species.
GUYS PRO TIP SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THE WHOLE 16 MINUTE VIDEO: idk if you can do this on mobile, but on desktop, click the 3 dots next to the like and dislike, share, and save buttons. then press open transcript and click on the captions to go to the time. my teacher was nice and left timestamps though. if you're reading this, thank you mrs. bergen!! lmao
I remember seeing a headline about this in a science magazine several years ago - randomly remembered it and decided to look into it. Very informational video, and this is amazing research! Cool to see evolution in action.
I learned that the beak of finches had evolved throughout time the period... and the natural selection made them adapt to their environment that they live in
The population of birds with bigger beaks increased their survival throught the drought. Finches went through divergent evolution in order to survive. The average before the drough was aroung 9mm and after the drough it increased to around 9.5mm. Their offspring had a 4% increase in beak size. From 9.3 to 10.3mm there was an increase of bird survival
This channel is very useful for watching about animals & birds, I like to watch videos about animals, birds,fish,insects etc, the creation of video is very very nice, I expected more good videos from this youtube channel, thank you .
X-ray astrophysics student that on the side reads every two weeks one book on Evolutionary theory...today I'm starting Jonathan Weiner's " The Beak of the Finch "...so here I am getting visuals for the book.
I agree with the natural selection part but the term "survival of the fittest" should stop being used. The birds were smart enough to keep their species a little diverse which helped them quickly adapt to the new challenges and situations they were faced with. Had they only bred with the temporarily "fittest" kind, they would not have escaped the new challenges as fast as there would not have been any other type of species to start evolving from, only the same type of birds. Diversity among species is important.
Its amazing. Charles Darwin was actually a highly religeous man of the Christian faith. Yet he made this discovery and created this theory of evolution and natural selection and supported it.
ANSWERS! Who first studied the natural history of the Galapagos Islands? charles darwin. Why do the Galapagos finches have such diversity in beaks? beaks are adapted according to their environment and what they eat. What is the origin of the Galapagos finches? coming from a single ancestor, they evolved from the mainland. The drought on the Galapagos put a lot of pressure on the Galapagos finches on Daphne Major to survive. Why? the drought drastically decreased the amount of vegetation. seeds and small grains became an insufficient food source, making it more difficult for small beak finches to survive. What happened to the average beak size of the finches on Daphne major? Why is this significant? the beaks depth increased, its significant because this affected how the species would evolve. How does one species split into two species? When a species breeding process is changed into reproductive isolation, it builds up into their genomes and splits apart. What’s the most likely scenario of how the Galapagos finches evolved on the Galapagos islands? 2 million years ago, starting on the mainland, one finche population arrived. when it’s offspring relocated to the other island, the finches naturally evolved and diversified in order to survive.
How many species of finches are found on the Galapagos Islands? There are 13 species of finches found on the Galapagos Islands In the video, Rosemary Grant states, “...beaks are tools, and you need the right tool for the right job.” Explain what she means and give an example from one of the finch species she discusses. She means that their beaks can help them do tasks, for example, a sharper beak can help with digging, or protection. A warbler finch has a beak for picking off insects. What does DNA evidence suggest about all the finch species found on the Galapagos Islands? It suggests that all the finches are more related to each other than any other species on the islands. During the drought of 1977, why were finches with larger beaks more likely to survive? Only birds with large beaks could crack open he large, hard seeds. After the drought, the finches that survived had offspring with an average beak depth that was more than 4% larger than the previous generation. What process caused the change? (Hint-the answer is only two words.) Natural selection In the 1980’s which finch population grew in response to el nino and the drought that followed? What two factors keep different species of Galapagos finches from mating? A. B. The Grants have shown that both _________________ and _________________ are keys to the evolution of Galapagos finches.
Not sure if you guys have the same questions as I do... But if you do, here's my answers to help out a bit. (In case any are wrong, and you know the right answer or have a question to add to the list, add a comment!) *1) What was the genetic variation discussed in the Grant’s research?* The different shapes and functions of birds on the islands. *2) What is the selective pressure/agent for these finches?* The environments, like climate and landscape, of the different islands they inhabited. *3) What was the driving force for the type of food produced?* The driving force is the environments of the different islands, like the landscape and climate. *4) Explain why reproduction is important for evolution?* It allows for helpful traits and such to be passed onto the next generation. By reproducing, an organism passes on some helpful genes and thus the offspring is better suited to its environment. *5) What allows for speciation to occur?* Speciation will usually occur when a species splits into two or more populations, and then changes and evolves to better suit its new environment, much like Darwin’s finches.
The finches stay finches. There is no evolution going on. Their beaks' sizes vary based on climate change. Even speciation shows the opposite of evolution. All species of finches are finches. 200 species of bees stay bees. 500,000 species of beetles stay beetles, ditto species of everything, fish, birds, lizards, bacteria, trees, mushroom, whales, whatever. We are seeing stasis, not evolution. Neither the finches nor any other life forms are turning into non-whatever-they were. Please see the obvious.
***** Yes. My Bachelor of Science is in Biotechnology and Molecular Bioscience. Ironically, I felt like my belief in Creation was very rarely challenged during my classes.
If you need a long summary, here you go: (also i recommend watching at either 1.25 or 1.5 speed)
The video is about the Galapagos Islands, and how the finches that live there have evolved. Two scientists, Rosemary and Peter Grant, have come to the Galapagos every summer since 1973 to learn more about the evolution of finches on the islands. In the video, they talk about a wide variety of facts, not just about the finches. An example of this is the history of the Galapagos, how they rose about 5 million years ago (relatively young for an island), are about 600 miles off of mainland Ecuador, and were discovered by Charles Darwin on his journey around South America. They talk about how the first finches had a small beak perfect for finding small bugs on plants, and they slowly evolved to how they are now, with a thicker beak designed for getting fruits from trees. They also talk about how all of the over 13 species of finches are related to each other in some way, which tells that only one species came from the mainland and the rest evolved over time. The video talks about the history of the finch, and how the scientists would catch, measure, and tag the birds every morning in the hopes of discovering more about the birds. In 1977, a horrible drought came to the Galapagos, and almost all vegetation disappeared. The ground finches were competing for food. They eventually had to turn to the larger nuts, where the smaller-beaked finches had problems. Over 80% of the ground finches died that year, where there was no rain for about 18 months. Because of this, the finches evolved to have larger beaks. 5 years later, there was about 10 times the usual rain amount. This changed the island so much that when the drought came again a few years later, the seeds had actually decreased in size. The Grants also discovered that the different species of finch would not mate. They also had different sounds, and males would only mate with females who had the appearance of their own species. The video ends by explaining that around 2 million years ago, one finch population arrived. When its offspring went to the other islands, they faced different conditions and had to evolve to meet those conditions.
yes its spell checked, yw ;)
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thanks. bio sucks
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pretty sure 90% of us were sent here by our bio teachers because of corona
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They rlly trippin, this video is 16 mins i- I was expecting at least 3 mins😔
Me too 😎
i am kill me please
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i cant find half of these science questions
neither :(
like i have to write 25 facts from this
I wonder if we have the same assignment 😂
i cant either
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Who else is here because your science teacher assigned this
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Here are some timestamps
2:30 for introduction to the finches.
3:20 for Galapagos island size comparison
4:55 history of finches.
5:15 for answer to number 3(aka only one species of finch came from the main island.)
7:25 1977 drought.
8:30: % of bird death/beak study.
10:00 Huge rains=smaller seeds.
11:30 species definition, geographical separation.
12:00 finches mating.
12:50 male mating.
14:00 species breeding and interbreeding.
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Thank you so much biology class KILLS ME.
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thank you!!!!! Biology is reallly painful
Thank you
Seeing all these comments, I feel compelled to confess something... 👁👄👁
Back when I was still in school, my IB Biology (HL) professor asked us to watch this sometime during Year 1 of IBDP (so most probably 2016), and I just added it to my Watch Later, never actually watching it. When it was brought up in class next time, we all pretended we had watched it, and while I am not sure if the professor bought our act or not, that was that. The video was never mentioned again. This was the actually the very first video that I ever added to my Watch Later. I had never used the feature before this, surprisingly. I could not get myself to remove this from the list, so every time that I sort it from Date Added (Oldest), this pops up on top. It is 2020, and I am in university right now. Seeing all these comments about professors directing everyone to this video makes me feel oddly nostalgic. I almost hate to say it, but I miss the IB, despite how demanding of a programme it was. I miss the school, and I miss nearly everything about the experience. It is hard for me to accept and believe that I am not a current IB student anymore. Damn. I hope I feel better once I post this comment. This was a long time coming... Try to enjoy school while you can, my dudes. 🦋✨
P.S. I am finally going to watch this thing, lmfaooo. Over three years late, yes, but at least you cannot say that I never got around to doing it! 🤡✨
did you find the video interesting
lol and I thought procrastinated for too long. It's been months since this was assigned and I just got to it.
@@smoll_fly6654 She added this question to her Reply Later list
So true! we seem to appreciate this simple things in life after we don't have them anymore. Being at high school, studying IB was the biggest concern, hanging with your friends, no major worries. I like the message you give to all the readers: "Try to enjoy school while you can"
for all students who want a summary
Darwin's finches (also known as the Galápagos finches) are a group of about 15 species of passerine birds. They are well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function.This is because of natural selection.They used to be 1 species but as they moved from the different islands ( different environments) they adapted and became many species.
Lucas omg thank you 😂I appreciate it
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According to the film, how many species of finches arrived on the archipelago?
You literally turned a half an hour assignment into a 5 minute one. Thank you so much.
Darwin’s finches are a group of about 15 species of passerine birds. Well known for their remarkable diversity in beak form and function, they were first studied by Charles Darwin and have now been studied for 40 years by Rosemary and Peter Grant. Each beak possessed by each finch has a beak made for a specific job and diet. When looking at the evidence, we can determine that 1 finch arrived on the island and evolved into 15 different species. To prove this, there were 2 instances of evolution on the island. In 1977, there was a large drought and small seeds, the food that ground finches with small or medium size beaks eat, became scarce. 80% of medium ground finches died but the survivors evolved slightly to have larger beaks so that they can eat the larger seeds. The other instance of evolution was in 1983, when an El Nińo brought 10 times more rain than normal, causing vines to grow everywhere. These vines covered even the cactuses. Two years later, there was a drought and the large seeds that large seeds that the large finches eat became scarce. However, the small seeds were in abundance because of the vines. The large finches then evolved to have smaller beaks to eat the seeds. When testing what separates the species of finches, the Grants determined that song and appearance was what separated them.
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90% of the comments: Who's here for science homework?
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rip my recommended after all these videos I have to watch
Yeah it’s the same for me but with to kill a mockingbird videos
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Delet your watch and search history.? Ya I’m screwed sos 🆘
Dislike it and it wont be on recommended
Schools still want to teach even in the end of the world
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Let's hope it's not...
It’s not. Anyone with common sense would know that those who already fought off the virus are now immune to it. Humanity wouldn’t end. It’s just of a matter of how much we’re gonna lose.
LMAO FR
It’s not the end of the world.as always humanity will adapt,humanity with grow and advance,we will survive this pandemic and we will never,ever be annihilated 👊
i love how people are commenting “I actually learned so much” like NO BECKY YOU PUT IT ON x2 SPEED
I feel called out
um i put it 3x o.o
Lmao 😆
ehem.. 1.25x speed loljk
@@justsomegirl13 mood
thank you for uploading this video.
funny mate
Why you eat these Galapagos creatures 😠
Hmmm. Are we sure this is Charles Darwin??? I thought you were DEAD! since 1882!
its charles darwin!
Thanks to Corona we can all enjoy this video together 😉
haha *cries*
Long live lord Rona 🤯
@Benjamin Konkal I am "enjoying" this very much.
I don't understand... Do the 500+ dislikes come from high school students? I mean, as a young adult, college student, I find this video captivating. It may not teach you a practical skill, agreed, but can't you see nature's beauty and how cool the natural selection is? -_- Makes me want to get a biology degree, buy a sailboat and go hangout there.
Comes from the creationists that can’t accept fact.
It’s not as captivating when you have to answer 30 questions
from believers in god
My take is that many of those dislikes are from accidental touches on a mobile device. Or some folks can't aim their finger/mouse correctly :)
Thanks to Peter and Rosemary Grant they have documented and witnessed evolution in progress. With enough environmental pressures evolution kicks in high gear resulting to the birth to a new species. Beautifully done video!
Its a suspected cause of evolution, which highly supports the idea of it. It certainly makes sense that over a long period of time, if natural selection keeps occurring, that a diversification of species could indeed occur. While natural selection does not equal evolution, its just so much of a strong indicator that evolution is real that I could honestly not see how it isn't. I do have one more thing to add though. Epigenetics has recently supported the Lamarckian idea of evolution, in which traits that are acquired can be passed down genetically. Of course this only refers to specific marks that occur in the DNA on a very molecular level. Its truly fascinating. I know because evolution is called a "theory," its often times dismissed as something that has not been proven, and while that is true in a sense since nothing aside from mathematical ideas can be truly proven in a sense ( for example, can you prove that everyone is truly real aside from yourself? how do you know you're not in the matrix or something), a theory is actually something that is backed up with so much evidence that its very hard to falsify and nothing has falsified it yet, but it is widely accepted as truth, similar to the theory of gravity. I know you didn't that you didn't believe in evolution, but I did want to share this in case you did not.
Thank goodness for the devotion , discipline and the incredible zealousness shown by these two Evolutionary
Biologists who have spent their combined entire scientific careers of 80 years showing how adaptive radiation
or simply variations that take place within a species that may or may not be an advantage in that variation .
Not a lot to show for 2 or 3 million years of evolution , 13 distinct FINCHES from a finch and not an albatross.
So what farmers and animal breeders have known for millennium and have utilized these same recognizable
genetic variables to much greater effect in sometimes as little as decade , and yet we have highly educated people
still postulating these incredibly merit-less and lacking claims 150 years latter .
LMAO
🔥🔥🔥🔥 🤣🤣. Sounds like a huge check from government spending
i had to watch this for class but daaannnggg it's interesting!!
huh im just watching this, and wondering who else from our school is here
i see you vennela...okurrr?
Vennela M lmao i love how i found you
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Shoutout to anyone watching this for Bio 12. :DDD
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bio 12! im watching this in 8th grade!
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This is amazing. So much dedication and then finally letting the whole world know. Nature we bow down.
I don't bow down
I was struggling with the concepts in statistics until I found the lessons based on the data collected about the finches. I finally started to understand the concepts. I can't thank you enough!
Glad it helped!
Today I told my Professor about it and he was so impressed with the way you have presented the information, he will be looking in to adding it to his future classes as well as passing it to other instructors. Thank you so much, I can't tell you how much it helped me to grasp the concepts that were just abstract before now.
lol watched this video in class in 7th grade, then got assigned to watch it again in 10th grade
Jeffrey Chang
Yes, it goes: biology, chemistry and physics, and then, the cycle repeats in high school.
Watching it in college
SAS?
I'm watching it as a sophomore in college 🤦🏾♂️
Same. in 9th tho
guys, click the 3 dots next to [SAVE] and click open transcript. use [CTRL] + F to search for your answers! hope this helps :D
POV: you were summoned here by your science teacher- btw this was a actually a very interesting video. i really learned a lot!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Let's see how many legends are watching in 2024😂
Me
I came for school but this was actually lowkey interesting.
Ikr 😅
why are u lying
Very informative and fun to watch. Thank you for such a high quality content!
Glad you like them!
What I learned about the many species about the finches are how each one is diverse and is specialized to do one thing. Like with the beaks certain types of finches hunt and feed on for example Larvae and or cactus plants. Each Finch looks alike but has so many different characteristics that make them all so unique. One thing that really is strange is why there are 13 different finch species that all evolved and survived on the Galapagos Islands.
- There you go thank me later, now go get ready for history Tomorrow
I'm not watching this for class. I'm 62 years old and retired but stuff like this fascinates me.
The males be like: HEY! LINDA! STOP IGNORING ME! I ASKED U ALREADY DO YOU WANT SMALL SEEDS OR LARGE ONES FOR DINNER! LINDA U OKAY?
Science Homework =(
At least the video is fun
Dio Shin do u get this types of homework? So cool.
Dio Shin ikr
knuCle wELp, now with virtual schooling we all do lol
The 278 dislikes are students who don't want to watch this but have it as an assigned grade.
Some of them are from Karens who don't believe in evolution.
Fr
im in 9th grade trying to finish all of my missing assignments before finals, this is the only video i really enjoyed to watch :0
Fr
We watched this same video last year before corona, and now we have to watch it again?!
why ;(
The standard view of evolution is slow and steady, but I have always maintained evolution can occur very quickly under the correct environmental pressures.
What is the mystery of mysteries?
2. How long did the Grants study on Galapagos island?
3. What did they study?
4. How did these islands form?
5. How many species of finches are there?
6. What did they eat?
a. warbler
b. woodpecker
c. cactus finch
d. large medium small finches
7.. Fnish this quote "Right tools for the _______________ ______________.
8. What did DNA reveal?
9. How did Grants gather data of the birds?
10. What type of science investigation is this?
11. What do we know about 5960?
12. What happened in 1977?
13. Which birds had the most trouble surviving?
14. What trait made the greatest difference in survival?
Is anyone watching this because they're genuinely interested in science, or just because of school? I'm here for fun, and am an evolutionary fanatic. I can't get enough of this stuff
Thank you for pinning me!! That just made my day! I absolutely love your videos!!! Not gonna lie, all the anole evolution videos I've watched probably dozens of times. Because of those videos, I got into the reptile hobby, and keep a few species of anoles myself. Evolution is amazing!
I’m watching this for uni
But does this show evolution as we are taught or is this evidence only relative to what is happening amounts finches and has nothing to do with evolutionary theory? Is there really enough evidence?
Was I directed to this video because of school? Yes. Did I find the video very enjoyable, informative, and interesting? Also, yes.
Glad to hear it!
it was really nice to meet Mr and Mrs Grant! Both are such lovely people :)
Y’all, help me out, what was an alternative explanation, and how did the scientists discount it?
Here because my awesome science teacher.
Be thankful you can say that. Others have died, are sick and others are going out to work to have food ready for you in the supermarket. You are very much blessed
This video gone be number one on youtube because of corona
I don't understand students that take summaries on this. This is amasing
Even though they didn't use these words, this video helped me to understand allopatric speciation.
if anyone is here for class, here are some Q/A that I had.
1. How many ancestral species from South America got to the Galapagos islands and evolved into the 13 species of finches that exist there today? What evidence supports your answer?
There is said to be only one, this is said because they have more in common with each other than they do with the same genus on the mainland, which makes us believe they all ended up evolving from 1 species of bird.
2. On a small island (Daphne Major) that had a few good years, an 18 month long drought that began in 1977 affected the medium ground finches. What percent of medium ground finches died that year? Why were so many finches dying and what characteristic was more common in surviving medium ground finches than in the ones that died?
The birds with the smaller beaks had the most amount of trouble because they could not eat the larger seed while the birds with the larger beaks were able to eat the larger seeds. About 80% of the medium ground finches died.
3. How did the next generation of ground finches change from the previous generation? Why did this happen?
The next generation had about a 4 percent change in their beak depth. Their beaks got even bigger since the surviving ones mated, making their bigger beak genes combine and giving their offspring big beaks as well. This is due to natural selection.
4. In 1983 a strong El Nino climate event brought much more rain than usual to Daphne Major island. Then the drought returned 2 years later, but the seeds left by the dying plants were different from the drought in 1977 because the dominant plant species that grew before that drought were different from the plant species that dominated before drought after the 1983 rainy spell. How were the seeds of the dominant plants different than before and how did that affect beak size in surviving ground finches during the drought 2years later?
The seeds which were larger became more and more scarce, while the smaller seeds were more available. The birds with larger beaks had trouble picking up the smaller seeds produced by the vines. This affected beak sizes by making them smaller since they were the ones who survived. This is due to natural selection, once again since the birds with bigger beaks died out.
5. Which 2 characteristics keep the different finch species from interbreeding with each other, thus helping to keep the species separate from each other?
One of the characteristics is that they all sing different songs, which helps them differentiate from each other. They are also able to differentiate via the looks of the other species in the sense that the cactus finch would only pay attention to birds that looked like them and their species, and pay attention to no other birds. They were able to differentiate via beak size and body size. This is how they were able to stop from mating with each other.
Drop down the interesting facts so we can all help each other out finish this
Came across this and remembered I watched this back in 7th grade. One of the first things that deconverted me from creationism haha
This is a great video! I'm going to show it to my Biology class.
Yall, I'm in college and my professor played this in class. It never stops. Still an interesting and well-made video.
i am doing this in grade 7 💀
Yay for the Grants! Love your dedication to this project.
Overall, the Finches of the Galapagos became different species since when the populations geographically separate and adjust to their new habitat/environment, they undergo adaptations. When or if they come back in contact again, they won’t mate. Hence, creating distinct species.
This was actually a really good video!
im here bc of biology class like everyone else, but wow this is actually pretty interesting
What's the answer to number 11 though?
Answer: Cheese 🧀
posted 11 months ago, with 11 likes and asking the answer to number 11
Pizza
The video was pretty interesting, and I learned a lot.
GUYS PRO TIP SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WATCH THE WHOLE 16 MINUTE VIDEO:
idk if you can do this on mobile, but on desktop, click the 3 dots next to the like and dislike, share, and save buttons. then press open transcript and click on the captions to go to the time. my teacher was nice and left timestamps though. if you're reading this, thank you mrs. bergen!! lmao
I remember seeing a headline about this in a science magazine several years ago - randomly remembered it and decided to look into it.
Very informational video, and this is amazing research! Cool to see evolution in action.
Thanks Ms. Witting for making us do work and watch this vid ;/
Nerdy Geeky my teacher named Witte 💀💀😂😂😂
I learned that the beak of finches had evolved throughout time the period... and the natural selection made them adapt to their environment that they live in
Best part of the video were all of the chill lizards and iguanas completely ignoring the birds that walked all over them
this video is very interesting I have a question though. what made you want to go on this scientific journey?
This is the second time I have had to watch this. First in 7th grade life science and now in highschool bio -_-
The population of birds with bigger beaks increased their survival throught the drought. Finches went through divergent evolution in order to survive. The average before the drough was aroung 9mm and after the drough it increased to around 9.5mm. Their offspring had a 4% increase in beak size. From 9.3 to 10.3mm there was an increase of bird survival
Mr Mullen if you see this just know that’s it mean to make us take notes on a UA-cam video
Mr Mullen, if you see this, thanks! :)
This channel is very useful for watching about animals & birds, I like to watch videos about animals, birds,fish,insects etc, the creation of video is very very nice, I expected more good videos from this youtube channel, thank you .
Somehow felt jealous of the students who get to watch this as homework. I hope my biology teacher would be so awesome.
What? 😀
BIOLOGY??
Bro you do not
I watch this in school and when I do I’m excited
currently watching this video for online school but i sweat to GOD that we watching this XACT video in class like a month and a half ago.... what?
i sweat too
La vidéo est vraiment bien faite et est très intéressante
My biology teacher made me watch ts
who the hell disliked this, i know its for school but this is actually kinda interesting
why at the end of the world do i have to watch a 16 minute video about birds (idek what its about)
There's an error in the description. It should be "adaptive evolution" in the first sentence.
Very great documentary, thank you for sharing.
X-ray astrophysics student that on the side reads every two weeks one book on Evolutionary theory...today I'm starting Jonathan Weiner's " The Beak of the Finch "...so here I am getting visuals for the book.
I did't even think the video was that bad why r all of u so pressed
This is a simple and clear explanation of Darwin's Natural Selection and Survival of the Fittest.
I agree with the natural selection part but the term "survival of the fittest" should stop being used. The birds were smart enough to keep their species a little diverse which helped them quickly adapt to the new challenges and situations they were faced with. Had they only bred with the temporarily "fittest" kind, they would not have escaped the new challenges as fast as there would not have been any other type of species to start evolving from, only the same type of birds. Diversity among species is important.
what is the “mystery of mysteries” that a question i have!?
from school
Same😭😭
how new species form, lmao i have the same assignment
Put subtitles on at the very beginning
For all the folks complaining about science homework, I actually thought this was kinda cool
Its amazing. Charles Darwin was actually a highly religeous man of the Christian faith. Yet he made this discovery and created this theory of evolution and natural selection and supported it.
ANSWERS!
Who first studied the natural history of the Galapagos Islands?
charles darwin.
Why do the Galapagos finches have such diversity in beaks?
beaks are adapted according to their environment and what they eat.
What is the origin of the Galapagos finches?
coming from a single ancestor, they evolved from the mainland.
The drought on the Galapagos put a lot of pressure on the Galapagos finches on Daphne Major to survive. Why?
the drought drastically decreased the amount of vegetation. seeds and small grains became an insufficient food source, making it more difficult for small beak finches to survive.
What happened to the average beak size of the finches on Daphne major? Why is this significant?
the beaks depth increased, its significant because this affected how the species would evolve.
How does one species split into two species?
When a species breeding process is changed into reproductive isolation, it builds up into their genomes and splits apart.
What’s the most likely scenario of how the Galapagos finches evolved on the Galapagos islands?
2 million years ago, starting on the mainland, one finche population arrived. when it’s offspring relocated to the other island, the finches naturally evolved and diversified in order to survive.
ya'll who are here willingly are a different breed
Does anybody have a summary for this?
This is my bio class hw
u still got the answers?
My science teacher sent me. Learning about adaptations.
12:06 what a savage he tried to push the egg of the cliff
lol NO CAP
This is really interesting.
march 2019, this was uploaded 5 years ago yet i’m still watching it for bio classz
Fax
April 2020 for me
This video is very well made. thank you
Biology class anyone?
Orbz me
How many species of finches are found on the Galapagos Islands?
There are 13 species of finches found on the Galapagos Islands
In the video, Rosemary Grant states, “...beaks are tools, and you need the right tool for the right job.” Explain what she means and give an example from one of the finch species she discusses.
She means that their beaks can help them do tasks, for example, a sharper beak can help with digging, or protection. A warbler finch has a beak for picking off insects.
What does DNA evidence suggest about all the finch species found on the Galapagos Islands?
It suggests that all the finches are more related to each other than any other species on the islands.
During the drought of 1977, why were finches with larger beaks more likely to survive?
Only birds with large beaks could crack open he large, hard seeds.
After the drought, the finches that survived had offspring with an average beak depth that was more than 4% larger than the previous generation. What process caused the change? (Hint-the answer is only two words.)
Natural selection
In the 1980’s which finch population grew in response to el nino and the drought that followed?
What two factors keep different species of Galapagos finches from mating?
A.
B.
The Grants have shown that both _________________ and _________________ are keys to the evolution of Galapagos finches.
Anyone else watching this because your teacher assigned it and it’s supposed to help you with your science test?
i am
caleb sheffield did you pass lol😂😂
@@calebsheffield7881well, did you pass?
Not sure if you guys have the same questions as I do... But if you do, here's my answers to help out a bit.
(In case any are wrong, and you know the right answer or have a question to add to the list, add a comment!)
*1) What was the genetic variation discussed in the Grant’s research?*
The different shapes and functions of birds on the islands.
*2) What is the selective pressure/agent for these finches?*
The environments, like climate and landscape, of the different islands they inhabited.
*3) What was the driving force for the type of food produced?*
The driving force is the environments of the different islands, like the landscape and climate.
*4) Explain why reproduction is important for evolution?*
It allows for helpful traits and such to be passed onto the next generation. By reproducing, an organism passes on some helpful genes and thus the offspring is better suited to its environment.
*5) What allows for speciation to occur?*
Speciation will usually occur when a species splits into two or more populations, and then changes and evolves to better suit its new environment, much like Darwin’s finches.
I've watched this 5 times and I'm still having trouble comprehending it
I love this so much I read the whole beautifully written book.
I’m enjoying this
I am working on a finch video for my channel. Thank you very much for this!
The finches stay finches. There is no evolution going on. Their beaks' sizes vary based on climate change. Even speciation shows the opposite of evolution. All species of finches are finches. 200 species of bees stay bees. 500,000 species of beetles stay beetles, ditto species of everything, fish, birds, lizards, bacteria, trees, mushroom, whales, whatever. We are seeing stasis, not evolution. Neither the finches nor any other life forms are turning into non-whatever-they were. Please see the obvious.
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Oh how interesting about your degrees. Thanks for the information.
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90% of the comments:im here bc of science class me:im here for fun and i dont know what to watch
In 18 months something has changed. Imagine changes over millions of years. The earth’s environment has changed a lot over time.