Wallace and Darwin

Who came up with the idea of natural selection?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

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Where did Alfred Russel Wallace spend four years studying plants and animals?

• Europe

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

How many specimens of plants and animals did Wallace collect during his travels?

• 150,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 10,000

In what year did Wallace send his ideas to Darwin?

• 1858

• 1860

• 1850

• 1855

What imaginary line did Wallace create to divide the places where Asian animal species live from the places where animals of the South Pacific and Australia live?

• Darwin Line

• Evolution Line

• Wallace Line

• Natural Selection Line

What was the reason for Darwin publishing Wallace's work without permission?

• To help spread Wallace's ideas

• To stop Wallace from publishing first

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What was the profession of Alfred Russel Wallace?

• Botanist

• Astronomer

• Chemist

• Geologist

What did Wallace study during his travels?

• Human civilizations

• Weather patterns

• Rocks and minerals

• Plants and animals

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What was the title of Charles Darwin's book where he introduced the idea of natural selection?

• The Natural Selection Theory

• On the Origin of Species

• The Origin of Life

• The Evolution of Species

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What was the impact of Wallace's work on natural selection?

• It led to many important discoveries

• It had no impact

• It was not well-known outside the scientific community

• It became more famous than Darwin's work

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