Life Science- Evolution and Classification

Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

• Australia
• Barbados
• Galapagos 
• Trinidad

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

• Giraffes
• Seagulls
• Seals
• Finches

For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?

• Through luck
• Through natural selection
• Through careful management
• Through choice

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Charles Barkley
• Isaac Newton

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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

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

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

• Species
• Environmental Change
• Adaptation
• Variation

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...

• it cannot reproduce asexually
• it cannot make its own food
• it cannot breathe oxygen gas