Charles Darwin and Evolution

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What gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution? Options: google, wikipedia, man's attempt to destroy mankind, finches in the Galapagos island

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finches in the Galapagos island

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Which statement best describes the process of evolution? Options: Populations can survive in different locations on earth, Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth, Populations grow when resources are abundant, The traits of a species can change over time

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The traits of a species can change over time

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Which idea is supported by Darwin’s observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galápagos Islands? Options: artificial selection, adaptation, acquired characteristics, tendency towards perfection

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adaptation

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Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches

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descended from a common ancestor.

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

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Natural Selection

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The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?

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The inherited traits of a population.

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Who is the father of evolution?

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Darwin

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What is another name for natural selection? Options: survival of the smartest, survival of the fastest, survival of the biggest, survival of the fittest

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survival of the fittest

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When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

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extinction

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

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adaptation