NOVA

Hawaii Born of Fire

Student Handout

Evolution in Isolation

In this program, entomologists (scientists who study insects) have discovered many unique insect species that thrive in the environmental conditions created by volcanoes. Most of these species have adapted to their environment over a long period of evolution. As you watch Hawaii Born of Fire, fill in the missing data on the chart below.

chart with columns=species, environmental factor, resulting change(s), evolutionary change(s); rows=caterpillar, drosophila fruit fly, cricket

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