Darwin's Theory of Evolution

 Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to

• being preserved as fossils.

               

         

•   providing humans with food.

• surviving in the environments in which they lived.

• swimming from South America to the Galápagos Islands.

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Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent

     with the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• They transmit characteristics acquired by use and disuse to their offspring.

                

• They tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the population.

• They are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment.

• They will perpetuate unfavorable changes in the species.

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Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for evolution?

•   fossil record

                    

                 

                  

• homologous structures of living organisms

• geographical distribution of living things

• the function of structures in an individual organism

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term used to describe the idea of changing from one kind of organism into another kind of organism

• micro-evolution
• adaptation
• macro-evolution
• extinction

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term used to describe small gradual changes within a certain kind of organism (speciation)

• micro-evolution
• adaptation
• macro-evolution
• extinction

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According to the phylogenetic tree shown, of the following, who is the most closely related to turtles?

• Mammals

• Amphibians

• Cartilaginous fish

• Jawless fish

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What was the primary goal of the Beagle's voyage?

• to transport passengers to North America

• to search for new forms of medicine

• to map the coast of South America

• to explore the Southern hemisphere

In 1859, Darwin published his theory of evolution in a book called...

• Natural Selection and Evolution.

• On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.

• The Nature of Galápagos Finches.

• Evolving through Adaptation in the Environments of Species.

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What was Darwin's designated role on the Beagle?

• documenting the journey as the ship's journalist

• studying animals and plants as the ship's naturalist

• providing food for the crew as the ship's cook

• taking care of the passengers as the ship's surgeon

Darwin used the Galápagos finches as evidence that

• traits are not hereditary.

• living things change over time.

• birds are different than other species.

• organisms in a species have no relation to one another.

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