Darwin and Natural Selection

Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Charles Derwin
• Charlie Darwin
• Chris Darwin

Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

• Australia
• Barbados
• Galapagos 
• Trinidad

What does evolution mean?

• To change something
• To change and adapt over time
• To lose some original features
• To improve something over time

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What is natural selection?

• Your natural fate is decided from birth

• Nature actively chooses who survive

• Those best suited to demands of environment survive

• The weakest of a species survive

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To adjust to a changing environment

• Mutation
• Adapt

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Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? 

• People selectively breeding hamsters.
• Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
• Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
• Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

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What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

• Their feathers 
• Genotypes 
• Their beaks
• Their body sizes

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What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest
• survival of the fastest
• survival of the biggest
• survival of the fittest

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

• genes.
• variations.
• traits.
• theories.

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