Darwin's Journey and Influences Quizizz

Who developed the theory of biological evolution that explains how modern organisms evolved over long periods of time through descent from common ancestors?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

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What did Charles Darwin plan to collect during his journey on the HMS Beagle?

• Precious metals

• Specimens of plants and animals

• Ancient artifacts

• Rare gemstones

What did Darwin observe about species that vary over time?

• Fossils of extinct animals were completely different from living species.

• Fossils of extinct animals were similar to living species.

• Extinct species were only found in Europe.

• Living species never change over time.

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What did Darwin initially think about the little brown birds he observed?

• They were all the same species of finch.

• They were wrens, warblers, and blackbirds.

• They were unique to South America.

• They were a type of mockingbird.

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What did Darwin wonder about the Galapagos species?

• If they were the same as European species.

• If they evolved from South American ancestors.

• If they could survive in other environments.

• If they were a result of human intervention.

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Who concluded that Earth is extremely old and that the processes that changed Earth in the past are the same as those that operate in the present?

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

• James Hutton and Charles Lyell

• Galileo Galilei

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What did James Hutton propose about forces beneath Earth's surface?

• They create new oceans

• They can push rock layers upward, tilting and twisting them

• They cause earthquakes

• They form new continents

What did Charles Lyell argue about the laws of nature?

• They change frequently over time.

• They are constant over time.

• They are unpredictable.

• They are irrelevant to past events.

What is the concept called that states geological processes we see today are the same as those that shaped Earth millions of years ago?

• Catastrophism

• Evolution

• Uniformitarianism

• Natural Selection

How did Lyell's books help Darwin during his voyage?

• They provided maps of South America.

• They helped him understand geological changes.

• They taught him about marine biology.

• They explained the history of human evolution.

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