Section 1: Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Section 1: Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

By Aicelle Velasco

Multiple Choice

Why did Darwin join the voyage of the HMS Beagle?

• Because he was interested in trade routes.

• Because he needed the money.

• Because he wanted to expand on his research as a naturalist/ because a friend of his suggested he join the crew as a naturalist.

• Because he was developing new medicines.

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What islands did Darwin do most of his research on?

• Hawaiian Islands

• Malta Islands

• Galapagos Islands

• Indonesia Archipelagos

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What unique animals did Darwin find on the islands? (choose all that apply)

• Tortoises

• Iguanas

• Finches

• Frogs

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In both the past and the present, humans have selected plants or animals for breeding based on desirable traits. This process is known as...

• artificial selection
• natural selection
• farming
• cropping

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The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics.

• natural selection

• variations

• selective breeding

• ancestor

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What interested Charles Darwin when looking at the different finches?

• Each bird has a different size and shaped beak.

• Each bird had a different wing span.

• Each bird had a different life expectancy.

• Each bird was colored differently.

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who is Charles darwin

• starbucks owner
• a bird
• a christian
• a naturalist

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What country was Darwin born in?

• Europe

• England

• Scotland

• Ireland

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What are the 4 parts of natural selection?

• traits, overproduction, selection, adaptation

• overproduction, genetic variation, selection, adaptation

• overproduction, evolution, selection, adaptation

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What does overproduction mean?

• More offspring are born than the environment can support.

• Less offspring are born than the environment can support.

• The exact amount of offspring are born for the environment.

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"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

• a) natural selection
• b) gravity
• c) heredity
• d) string theory

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When was Charles Darwin's famous book published?

• 1759
• 1829
• 1859
• 1879

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Tigers with larger paws hunt deer more easily to survive in an environment where resources are limited. As a result, the tigers with larger paws are “selected” (the larger paws become more common in the next generation of tigers). Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction
• genetic variation
• selection
• adaptation

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Slight differences in the appearance of individual members of a species.

• variations

• adaptations

• ancestors

• natural selection

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A beetle's ability to camouflage (blend in) with a nearby leaf allows it to escape a hungry frog's appetite. Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction
• genetic variation
• selection
• adaptation

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A lion makes more cubs than the Sahara Desert can support (there's not enough prey around), so only a few of the cubs survive to become adults. They live on to reproduce.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction
• genetic variation
• selection
• adaptation

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Due to a mutation, some jaguars inherit larger jaw sizes than other jaguars within that population and this trait is passed down from parent to offspring. This gives those jaguars an advantage when it comes to hunting down turtles as prey. Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?

• overproduction
• genetic variation
• selection
• adaptation

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What was the name of the book Darwin published?

• How it is we evolved.

• What is evolution?

• The Origin of Species.

• The Starting Point of All Life.