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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?Boaty McBoaty FaceHMS BeagleHMS BritanniaHMS Bulldog
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which 'famous' islands did Charles Darwin travel to?
Hawaiian Islands
Barbados
Galapagos
Trinidad
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does evolution mean?To change somethingTo change and adapt over timeTo lose some original featuresTo improve ssomething over time
- 4. Multiple ChoiceLamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result ofcontinual increases in population size.the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.an unchanging local environment.the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe economist Thomas Malthus suggested thatin the human population, people die faster than babies are born.without certain checks on population size, there would soon be insufficient food for the growing human population.in the 1700s, England needed more housing.the majority of a species’ offspring die.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat does evolution mean?To change somethingTo change and adapt over timeTo lose some original featuresTo improve ssomething over time
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a fossil?a plant that has recently dieda group of organisms that can reproducea structure or organ that no longer functionsa trace of an organisms that existed in the past
- 8. Multiple Choice
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?different species on different islandsall species on one of the islandsidentical species on all the islandsthe same species as North America - 9. Multiple Choice_________ is the fact that organisms change over time and are related through common ancestors.Theory of Natural SelectionTheory of NeedTheory of Use and DisuseTheory of Evolution
- 10. Multiple Choice
What scientist explains that the geological occurrences that happened in the past and ARE STILL HAPPENING today?
James Hutton
Charles Darwin
Alfred Wallace
Charles Lyell
- 11. Multiple Choice
What scientist concluded that if the population continued to grow unchecked sooner or later there would be insufficient food/space?
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
- 12. Multiple Choice
What scientist proposed that Earth was shaped by geological forces over time and that Earth is millions of years old?
Charles Lyell
Thomas Malthus
Jean-Baptiste Lamark
James Hutton
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is evolution?
A well tested explanation that cannot be proven
change over time
The preserved remain of an organism
Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
- 14. Multiple Choice
Based on the adaptations Charles Darwin observed in finches and tortoises in the Galápagos, he wondered
if species living on different islands had once been members of
the same species.
if finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral
species.
if all birds on the different islands were finches.
why all tortoises on the different islands were identical.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches
have the ability to interbreed.
acquired traits through use and disuse.
all eat the same type of food.
descended from a common ancestor.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Both Darwin and Wallace were naturalists.
True
False
- 17. Multiple Choice
Darwin’s ideas about natural selection were inspired by what he observed on the Galápagos Islands, while Wallace’s ideas about natural selection were inspired by what he observed on the Malay Archipelago.
True
False
- 18. Multiple Choice
Darwin and Wallace both gathered a large number of observations and facts on which they based their
theories. Which of the following types of evidence was NOT part of the evidence?
fossil evidence
anatomical evidence
genetic evidence
geographical distribution
- 19. Multiple Choice
The image below is the famous “I think” sketch that appears in one of Darwin’s notebooks. This sketch represents.
the branches of a tree
all organisms share a common ancestor
organisms don't change and where created in the present form
the Beagle's itinerary
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which observation led Wallace to conclude that all species are connected in a tree of life?
Around the globe, the more similar two species are, the closer to each other they tend to live.
Different species migrated from Australia to the islands of the Malay Archipelago.
Both the butterflies and the birds he studied had wings.
Darwin had published the same ideas in On the Origin of Species.
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which continents listed did Darwin travel to? (Check all)
Africa
Asia
Australia
North America
South America
- 22. Multiple Choice
Darwin was born on the same day as which famous American?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Harriet Tubman
Alfred Russel Wallace
- 23. Multiple Choice
Darwin initially considered pursuing the job of ___________, which was his fathers profession.
Carpenter
Journalist
Naval Officer
Doctor
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