Theory of Evolution

I formed the theory of evolution by natural selection after my research of various species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?

• Reginald Punnett
• Charles Darwin
• Mr. St. Louis
• Gregor Mendel

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Nature has a way of causing organisms that inherit advantageous traits to survive and reproduce more successfully than the ones that don't. This process is known as...

• natural selection
• genetic variation
• adaptation
• overproduction

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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

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):

• hypothesis
• experiment
• cause and effect
• scientific theory

A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce

• adaptation

• stabilizing selection

• fitness

• selective breeding

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How did Darwin explain how one species of finches had turned into many? What lead to the different shaped beaks?

• Darwin believed that there was no explanation for the different shaped beaks.

• Darwin determined every animal mus fight for survival. Those best adapted to their surroundings would survive.

• Darwin determined that the beak of finches altered to fit their diet.

• Darwin believed artificial selection led to the different shaped beaks.

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Gigantopithecus were very large primates that lived 500,000 years ago. Since none of these mammals are still today, they are said to be....

• Extinct

• Threatened

• Endangered

• Declining

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Darwin noticed that many plants and animals seemed well suited to

• being preserved as fossils

• providing humans with food

• surviving in their specific environment

• swimming from South America to the Galapagos Islands

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According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

• light colored moths

• dark colored moths

• red colored moths

• red and light colored moths

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