The Origin of Species: Darwin and Wallace

What happened to Wallace's specimens during his journey back to England?

• They were lost in a storm.

• They were destroyed in a shipwreck.

• They were stolen by pirates.

• They were sold to collectors.

Why did Darwin initially join the voyage on the Beagle?

• To collect animals, plants, and rocks.

• To find new trade routes.

• To escape from his family.

• To become a clergyman.

What did Darwin find surprising about the beauty of plankton in the middle of the ocean?

• It was visible only at night.

• It was created for no apparent purpose.

• It was a source of food for sailors.

• It was dangerous to other sea creatures.

What did Darwin notice about the fossils he found in Argentina?

• They were similar to living species but much larger.

• They were all marine animals.

• They were all plant fossils.

• They were from a different continent.

What did Darwin observe about the tortoises and mockingbirds on the Galapagos Islands?

• They were all extinct.

• They were all identical across the islands.

• They were not native to the islands.

• They had distinct differences depending on the island.

What radical idea did Darwin develop from his observations in the Galapagos?

• Species are created by divine intervention.

• Species change over time and can give rise to new species.

• Species remain constant and unchanging.

• Species migrate from one place to another without changing.

What did Wallace observe about the distribution of species in the Malay Archipelago?

• Species were evenly distributed across the islands.

• Similar species were found near each other.

• Different species lived in the same areas.

• Species were randomly distributed.

What did Wallace conclude about the presence of vestigial structures in animals?

• They indicated that species were unrelated.

• They showed that species were modified forms of older species.

• They had no significance.

• They were evidence of divine creation.

What realization did Wallace come to during his high fever?

• Species migrate without changing.

• Species do not change over time.

• Species are created by divine intervention.

• Species change due to massive death and variation.

How did Darwin and Wallace's theories eventually get presented?

• Wallace published his theory first.

• Darwin and Wallace's theories were presented together.

• Wallace's theory was never presented.

• Darwin's theory was presented alone.