Evolution means

• Change over time

• Staying the same over time

• Heritability of traits

• The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell

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The process where populations of organisms change over time is called (a)  

• Natural Selection
• Evolution
• Origin of Species
• Adaptation

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What was the name of the ship Darwin sailed on during its voyage? (a)  

• Jolly Roger
• HMS Beagle
• HMS Victory
• The Mayflower
• The Black Pearl

What islands did Darwin visit and make many observations on the diversity of life? (a)  

• Yoshi's Island
• Isle Delfino
• Galapagos Islands
• Gullah Gullah Island
• Wuhu Island

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Who is the Geologist that said if Earth has changed over time...could life be changing too?

• Lyell

• Darwin

• Malthus

• Lamarck

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Who is the Geologist that said Earth is changing slowly and constantly over time?

• Hutton

• Darwin

• Wallace

• Lamarck

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Who theorized the more an organism uses a trait, the more it develops and will eventually become perfect because it needs to? (*We now know his ideas are wrong)

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Hutton

• Lyell

• Malthus

Who said that uncontrolled population growth will lead to competition for resources?

• Hutton

• Lyell

• Lamarck

• Malthus

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In 1859, Charles Darwin published his revolutionary scientific ideas in a book titled

(a)  

• On the Origin of Species
• On the Origin of Life
• On the Origin of Darwinism
• On the Origin of Humans

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The process where nature provides variation of traits and humans select the traits they find useful then deliberately breed these organisms in order to pass those traits onto the offspring (humans have done this with plants and animals for 1000s of years) is called

(a)   (this is also called Selective Breeding)

• Artificial Selection
• Natural Selection
• Genetic Selection
• Heredity Selection
• Genetic Engineering