BrainPop: Charles Darwin

What was the name of the ship that Darwin travelled on as he explored the coastline of South America?

• The HMS Beagle

• The HMS Darwin

• The HMS Galapagos

• He did not travel by ship

Before becoming a naturalist, Darwin first studied what?

• history

• theater

• medicine

• economics

Where did Darwin conduct his most famous research?

• In England

• On the Galapagos Islands

• In Peru

• In France

Which of the following species did Darwin NOT study during his time on the Galapagos Islands?

• Finches

• Mockingbirds

• Tortoises

• Parrots

Why did the mockingbirds that Darwin studied have different styles of beaks, depending on which island they lived on?

• The different beaks were well-suited for the types of food that the mockingbirds ate

• The different beaks allowed the mockingbirds to fight off different predators

• The different beaks each produced different sounds

• The different beaks helped the mockingbirds gather the best materials for building their nests

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According to Darwin's theory, how did all of the different types finches evolve?

• Each type of finch flew to the islands from a different part of South America

• They evolved randomly, depending on what types of traits appeared

• They evolved from a common ancestor

• The finches were evolving to become more similar to each other over time

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True or False: According to Darwin's Theory of Evolution, a species can evolve very quickly, over just a few generations.

• False

• True

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Evolution is described as...

• When traits that are less helpful in an environment become more common in a population

• When an organism survives long enough to pass on beneficial traits to its offspring

• When a species slowly changes due to small changes adding up over a very long time.

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An organism's ultimate goal is...

• To blend in with their environment

• To avoid predators

• To find food

• To live long enough to reproduce

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How did Darwin describe the process of Natural Selection?

• Whether an organism will live long enough to pass on its traits to offspring is entirely random.

• Organisms with beneficial traits live long enough to pass those traits on to their offspring. Organisms without those traits have a harder time living long enough to reproduce.

• Organisms with traits that are less helpful in their environment will most likely live long enough to pass those traits on to their offspring.

• Traits are not passed on from parents to offspring.

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