Galapagos Finches

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands
• all species on one of the islands
• identical species on all the islands
• the same species as North America

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Natural selection can also be referred to as:

• Survival of the weakest
• Survival
• Survival of the fittest
• Artificial selection

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The term that best describes  "the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring".

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of 

• Water
• Food
• Shelter

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This scientist developed the theory of evolution as he studied the finches.

• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein
• Marie Curie

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

• genes.
• variations.
• traits.
• theories.

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