Evolution

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What ship did Darwin conduct his famous research from?

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HMS Beagle

Front

Which of these was NOT one of Darwin's major observations on his journey?

• species vary globally
• species vary locally
• species do not vary on the same continent
• species vary across time

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species do not vary on the same continent

Front

Darwin's finches had different _____ that always seemed to match their feeding habits.

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beaks

Front

Darwin found many ______ that seemed to be related to, yet different from, modern animals on earth.

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fossils

Front

Darwin referred to selective breeding as:

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artificial selection

Front

Which of these is NOT one of the things that Darwin proposed was necessary for evolution to occur? Options: imperfection, struggle for survival, variation and adaptation, survival of the fittest

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imperfection

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This term describes how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its given environment

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fitness

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This is the process by which organisms with variations more suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring:
Options:

artificial selection

,

selective breeding

,

common descent

,

natural selection

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natural selection

Front

I am a (choose BEST answer): Fish, Reptile, Mammal, ALL OF THESE!!!

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ALL OF THESE!!!

Front

What produces new traits? Options: evolution, natural selection, random mutation, selective breeding

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random mutation