Evolutionary Theory

Who was Charles Darwin?

• A man who liked birds.

• The man who studied natural selection and became the foundation of modern evolutionary studies.

• A doctor.

• A lawyer.

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When was Charles Darwin born?

• Feburay 12, 1809

• September 7, 1809

• March 1, 1809

• April 14, 1809

What animals did Charles Darwin Study?

• Cats.

• Cows.

• Dogs.

• Finches.

What is Evolution?

• When only people change.

• When people change from a monkey to a person.

• The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

• When animals change to a human.

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What is natural selection?

• Animals that have acquired traits to survive and reproduce.

• Animals who pick who they want to mate with.

• People pick the mates for the animals.

• People change the DNA of animals to make them have desired traits.

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What is variation?

• Things that vary.

• Different in traits.

• Animals that are the same.

• Species that change.

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why is variation important?

• It helps the animals vary

• It makes animals the same so they all can survive

• It helps so they can't get sick

• It is an advantages for animals that can help in natural selection

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What are the Five Principles of Natural Selection?

• Overproduction, Variation, Competition, Adaption, Extinction

• Overproduction, Competition, Extinction, Evolution, Adaption,

• Overproduction, Variation, Competition, Adaption, Evolution

What does "Survival Of the Fittest" mean?

• The best adapted organisms

• The biggest organisms

• The fastest organisms

• The smartest organisms

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What did Charles Darwin think when he saw the Finches?

• He thought they were smart

• He thought they were the same species

• He thought they were pretty

• He thought that they had a common ancestor

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