what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

different species on different islands

all species on one of the islands

identical species on all the islands

the same species as North America

A well tested explanation that cannot be proven

The preserved remain of an organism

Ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment

Based on the adaptations Charles Darwin observed in finches and tortoises in the Galápagos, he wondered

if species living on different islands had once been members of the same species.

if finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral species.

if all birds on the different islands were finches.

why all tortoises on the different islands were identical.

Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches

descended from a common ancestor.

have the ability to interbreed.

acquired traits through use and disuse.

The image below is the famous “I think” sketch that appears in one of Darwin’s notebooks. This sketch represents.

all organisms share a common ancestor

organisms don't change and where created in the present form

Which observation led Wallace to conclude that all species are connected in a tree of life?

Around the globe, the more similar two species are, the closer to each other they tend to live.

Different species migrated from Australia to the islands of the Malay Archipelago.

Both the butterflies and the birds he studied had wings.

Darwin had published the same ideas in On the Origin of Species.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Boaty McBoaty Face

HMS Beagle

HMS Britannia

HMS Bulldog

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which 'famous' islands did Charles Darwin travel to?

Hawaiian Islands

Barbados

Galapagos

Trinidad

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does evolution mean?

To change something

To change and adapt over time

To lose some original features

To improve ssomething over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of

continual increases in population size.

the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.

an unchanging local environment.

the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The economist Thomas Malthus suggested that

in the human population, people die faster than babies are born.

without certain checks on population size, there would soon be insufficient food for the growing human population.

in the 1700s, England needed more housing.

the majority of a species’ offspring die.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does evolution mean?

To change something

To change and adapt over time

To lose some original features

To improve ssomething over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a fossil?

a plant that has recently died

a group of organisms that can reproduce

a structure or organ that no longer functions

a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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

Which 'famous' islands did Charles Darwin travel to?

What does evolution mean?

Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of

The economist Thomas Malthus suggested that

What does evolution mean?

Which of the following is a fossil?

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

_________ is the fact that organisms change over time and are related through common ancestors.

What scientist explains that the geological occurrences that happened in the past and ARE STILL HAPPENING today?

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