Genetic variation occurs.
Mutations are not copied over and over again.
No, since it is an island separate from the mainland Ecuador and has been uniquely isolated over the past several hundred thousand years, the species on the Galapagos Islands have had time to evolve differently and separately than those in Ecuador, leading to many different, diverse species on the Galapagos that don't exist in Ecuador
I know for a fact mushrooms and molds id assume mildew as well but not sure about the other 2 hope this helps!
Optical Microscopy. Hope this helps
If a mutation occurs in the gametes it will most likely be transferred to the offspring