BIOL 100 Introduction to Darwin and Wallace

What did Darwin infer from his observations of organisms in South America and the Galápagos Islands?

• The organisms on the Galápagos Islands were virtually identical to mainland organisms.
• A small number of different plant and animal species had come to the mainland from the Galápagos Islands.
• The organisms on the Galápagos Islands were completely unrelated to mainland organisms.
• A small number of different plant and animal species had come to the Galápagos Islands from the mainland.

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Differences between members of the same species are called

• predators.
• selections.
• traits.
• variations.

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What did Darwin observe about the mocking birds in the Galápagos Islands?

• Their feathers were adapted to match their environment.

• They had different patches of brown and white depending on which island they lived on.

• They looked the same on each island.

• They all looked like mocking birds from England.

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Darwin concluded that organisms on the Galápagos Islands

• had changed over time.
• had remained the same.
• were the result of selective breeding.
• had no variations.

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What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?

• Boaty McBoaty Face
• HMS Beagle
• HMS Britannia
• HMS Bulldog

What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?

• giant Galapagos tortoises which look different on each island

• mocking birds

• finches

• elephants

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a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce

• variation
• adaptation
• species
• evlolution

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Which scientist proposed the theory of evolution?

• Alfred Russell Wallace

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russell Wallace and Charles Darwin both independently came up with the theory of evolution. However, Darwin had been developing his ideas for longer and his work was more comprehensive.

What fossils did Charles Darwin compare to a living animal when he was in South America?

• fossil horses to modern horses (Darwin was an accomplished horse man)

• giant fossil armadillo to a small modern armadillo (Darwin thought armadillo tastes like duck).

• fossil beetles to modern beetles (Darwin liked to collect beetles)

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Which scientist studied the evolution of butterflies and insects in the Amazon and in the Malay Archipelago?

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Wallace

• Mary Treat

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