
Friday Reflection: Darwin's Finches and Evolution
Authored by Kirsten Meyers
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The change in species over time is called
Evolution
Natural Selection
Succession
Transgression
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring is called
Evolution
Natural Selection
Succession
Transgression
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is defined as a trait or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment?
Selection
Niche
Mutation
Adaptation
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is true about evolution?
Evolution occurred only in the past
Evolution continues today in modern time
Evolution occurs only in animals
Evolution will eventually stop in the future.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The 13 different finch species that exist on the Galapagos Islands are thought to have descended from how many ancestors?
One species on the Galapagos Islands
Numerous species on Galapagos Islands
One species from mainland South America
Numerous species from mainland South America
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the reason for finches showing variation in overall size, claw size, and especially beak shape?
The birds' desire to be well adapted
Differing food sources available on the different islands
Sharing a common ancestor
The sizes of food chains on the islands
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the various species of finches originate in different regions of the different islands?
The habitats and conditions on each island were different.
The different species evolved to suit the conditions on each island.
The birds became reproductively isolated and couldn’t interbreed with birds on other islands
All of the above.
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