Darwin Finches

Which statement best describes Natural selection?

• The best adapted organisms survive and reproduce.

• There are a set amount of organisms.

• Organisms only change through genetic engineering.

• Organisms slowly adapt to their surroundings over a lifetime.

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What is Darwin famous for studying?

• Penguins

• Beagles

• Fishes

• Finches

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How do the finches of the Galapagos illustrate natural selection?

• Birds on every island have beaks uniquely suited to their food source

• The birds that were afraid of humans survived and reproduced

• The finches have adapted to building their nests of discarded plastic

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Which set of Islands had a strong influence on Darwins ideas?

• Hawaii

• Galapagos

• Samoa

• Florida Keys

What is the mechanism by which species adapt to their environment in order to survive?

• artificial selection

• natural selection

• development

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What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands?

• different species were found on different islands

• all species were found on one of the islands

• identical species were found on all the islands

• the same species were found as ones found in North America

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Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches

• have the ability to interbreed.
  have the ability to interbreed.

• acquired traits through use and disuse.

• all eat the same type of food.

• descended from a common ancestor.

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Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth

• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

• Populations grow when resources are abundant

• The traits of a species can change over time

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Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection (survival of the fittest)?

• Galapagos Islands

• Charles Dickens

• Charles Darwin

• Jay Wright

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What is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

• variation

• adaptation

• species

• evolution

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