Evolution

Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Charles Derwin
• Charlie Darwin
• Chris Darwin

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What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?

• HMS Bullfrog

• HMS Beagle

• HMS Finch

• HMS Bulldog

Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

• Australia
• Barbados
• Galapagos 
• Trinidad

What does evolution mean?

• To change something
• To change and adapt over time
• To lose some original features
• To improve ssomething over time

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What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?

• Giraffes
• Seagulls
• Seals
• Finches

What is survival of the fittest?

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

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For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?

• Through luck
• Through natural selection
• Through careful management
• Through choice

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Darwin and Lamarck agreed that changes in species are linked to

• Genetics

• Environmental conditions

• use or disuse of physical features

• acquired characteristics

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Natural selection causes the frequency of favorable alleles to

• decrease in a population

• remain constant in a population

• Increase in a population

• vary widely in a population

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Gradualism

• The hypothesis that evolution of different species occurs gradually over time.

•  The inability of formerly interbreeding groups to mate.

• Structures that are similar in structure, function and characteristics

• Members of the same species that differ genetically because they have adapted to different living conditions.

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