Charles Darwin & Natural Selection

What did Darwin study at the universities he attended? (choose all that apply)

• Medicine

• Biology

• Theology/Priesthood

• Economics

What was Darwin's childhood like? Select all that apply

• Wealthy

• His dad was a Doctor

• His mother died when he was 8

• He lived with his Grandparents

What country was Darwin born in?

• Europe

• England

• Scotland

• Ireland

Why did Darwin join the voyage of the HMS Beagle?

• Because he was interested in trade routes.

• Because he needed the money.

• Because he wanted to expand on his research as a naturalist/ because a friend of his suggested he join the crew as a naturalist.

• Because he was developing new medicines.

Where did Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle take him? (choose all that apply)

• South America

• Australia

• New Zealand

• Galapagos Islands

What islands did Darwin do most of his research on?

• Hawaiian Islands

• Malta Islands

• Galapagos Islands

• Indonesia Archipelagos

After the voyage, what did Darwin spend most of his time doing?

• Working with Mendel on his research with inheritance

• Starting working as a Doctor

• He went back to school

• Writing about his findings

Why didn’t Darwin publish his results when he got back to England?

• Because he had to much else going on with his family.

• Because he was afraid of the impact his findings may have on society- also, blasphemy was punishable by death.

• Because he wasn't sure that his findings were correct.

• Because he no longer had any inspiration to share his findings after the voyage was over.

Genetic diversity in a species makes long term survival of some members

• impossible

• certain

• more likely

• less likely

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Any trait that makes it more likely for an organism to survive and reproduce.

• adaptation

• selective pressure

• competition

• mutation

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