Biology Ev12 Quiz Darwin

Which of these are main ideas in Darwin's Theory of Evolution?

• Species are static, unable to change.

• Evolution occurs, organisms change over time.

• Natural selection is what causes evolution.

• Changes in DNA brought about by environmental factors change individuals in a species

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In Darwin’s day, most people believed the Earth was​ ____ years old.

• 2000

• 6000

• 2 billion

• 6 billion

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This was the ship Darwin took around the planet. What was the name of the ship?

• HMS Beagle

• HMS Origin

• HMS Traveller

• HMS Hobart

What was Darwin's job on the trip around the world?

• captain

• doctor

• naturalist

• navigator

In 1831, when Darwin was _________ years old, he set sail on a scientific expedition.

• 22

• 33

• 44

• 60

Which of these are places Darwin visited on his trip?

• Sri Lanka

• Baja Sur

• Rio de janeiro

• Mauritius

• Hobart

How long was Darwin's trip around the world?

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 5 years

• 8 years

During the long voyage, Darwin visited tropical rainforests and other new habitats where he saw many plants and animals he had never seen before. What did this prove to him?

• That life was very diverse

• That life was similar everywhere

• That all organisms have common ancestors

• That plants and animals species were going extinct.

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This event suggested to Charles Darwin that continents and oceans had changed dramatically over time and continue to change in dramatic ways.

• a typhoon

• his ship sinking

• a flood in the Galopagos

• an earthquake

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Darwin found fossils of this animal.

• Cave Bear

• Ground Sloth

• Galapagos Tortoise

• Tree Kangaroo

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