EVOLUTION
DARWIN’S THEORY OF NATURAL SELECTION
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to transport passengers to North America
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to search for new forms of medicine
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to map the coast of South America
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to explore the Southern hemisphere
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary mission of the HMS Beagle was surveying and mapping. The survey of the coastlines of South America was started by Lieutenant Pringle Stokes during the Beagle’s maiden voyage and completed by Lieutenant Robert Fitzroy during its second voyage.
Detailed explanation-2: -The purpose of the Beagle’s voyage was to survey the coast of South America. Charles Darwin was invited on board as the Captain’s Companion and naturalist. In his time aboard the Beagle, Darwin would describe and collect many new types of animals and plants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Charles Darwin’s advisor, John Henslow, offered him a position on the ship the Beagle on August 30, 1831. The purpose of the journey was to explore the coastline of South America.
Detailed explanation-4: -He experienced an earthquake that lifted the ocean floor 2.7 meters (9 feet) above sea level. He also found rocks containing fossil sea shells in mountains high above sea level. These observations suggested that continents and oceans had changed dramatically over time and continue to change in dramatic ways.