Charles Darwin

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What was Charles Darwin's main contribution to science?

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He developed the modern theory of evolution

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What term would best describe Charles Darwin's decision to sail aboard the HMS Beagle?

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Serendipitous

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What was the mission that led Darwin's boat to sea?

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Mapping the South American coastline

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What is an inherited trait?

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A characteristic determined by an organism's genes

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Which of these is an opinion about Darwin? He waited a long time to publish "On the Origin of Species", "On the Origin of Species" is a poorly-written book, "On the Origin of Species" was controversial when it was published, "On the Origin of Species" had both critics and supporters

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"On the Origin of Species" is a poorly-written book

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Which of the following statements is true? Human beings evolved from chimpanzees, Chimpanzees evolved from human beings, Humans and chimpanzees both evolved from a common ancestor, Chimpanzees and humans are not closely related, biologically

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Humans and chimpanzees both evolved from a common ancestor

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When is a trait most likely to be passed on to the next generation?

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When it becomes an advantage to the organism's survival

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In what major way did Darwin's ideas diverge from Lamarck's? Options: Lamarck thought changes to an individual animal during its lifetime would be passed on to offspring, Lamarck believed that environmental pressures drove evolution, Lamarck thought that the animals would not have had time to evolve in Earth's short history, Lamarck did not believe that species could change over time

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Lamarck thought changes to an individual animal during its lifetime would be passed on to offspring

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What can you infer from the fact that Darwin studied theology (religion) before dedicating the rest of his life to science?

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Theology didn't captivate his mind the same way science did

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Which is the most likely evolutionary response of birds to a food supply of insects living in deep, narrow tunnels?

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Bird's beaks get progressively longer and thinner with each generation