8th grade-Evolution

Who developed the Theory of Evolution and wrote the book The Origin of Species?

• Charles Dickens
• Charles Darwin
• Charles Beagle
• Isaac Newton

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Darwin studied different......

• Plants and Animals
• Animals and Water
• Plants and Rocks
• people around the world

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A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.

• Adaptations
• Evolution
• Species
• Variation

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Which statement is NOT true?

• Some tortoises had dome-shaped shells
• Some tortoises had saddle-shaped shells
• There were some similarities and differences between mainland plants and island plants
• Iguanas on the mainland and the islands were the same

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What island was Darwin on?

• Staten Island
• Madagascar
• Galapagos Island
• Falkland Island

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Finches who ate seeds had..................

Finches who ate insects had................

• strong, wide beaks VS. weak, smooth beaks
• red beaks VS. blue beaks
• strong, wide beaks VS. narrow, needled-like beaks
• narrow, needle-like beaks VS. wide, needle-like beaks

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Change over time...

• Evolution
• Variation

• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?

• Natural Selection
• Evolution
• Adaptation
• Selective Breeding

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Definition of Variation

• A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.
• The gradual change is a species
• Any difference between individuals of the same species
• When there are more species than can possibly survive

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What animal, besides tortoises, was Darwin known for studying?

• Horses
• Cows
• Plants
• Finches

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