Ideas That Influenced Darwin

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What series of islands off the coast of South America did Darwin spend considerable amount of time and greatly influence Darwin's work.
Hawaiian Islands
Galapagos Islands
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which geologist's work on the principles of geology influenced Darwin's thinking about the age of the Earth?
A) Charles Lyell
B) James Hutton
C) Alfred Russel Wallace
D) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5
NGSS.HS-ESS1-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What concept, proposed by Thomas Malthus, influenced Darwin's idea of natural selection?
A) Overproduction of offspring
B) Survival of the fittest
C) Struggle for existence
D) Inheritance of acquired traits
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a key idea that influenced Darwin's theory of evolution?
A) Uniformitarianism
B) Catastrophism
C) Creationism
D) Spontaneous generation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Darwin was influenced by the idea that species change over time. Which scientist is known for proposing the inheritance of acquired characteristics?
A) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
B) Gregor Mendel
C) Alfred Russel Wallace
D) Carl Linnaeus
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which economic theory, related to competition and resource scarcity, influenced Darwin's theory of natural selection?
A) Keynesian economics
B) Malthusian theory
C) Marxist theory
D) Classical economics
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NGSS.HS-LS4-2
NGSS.HS-LS4-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What was the main observation Darwin made about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
A) They had different colored feathers
B) They had different beak shapes
C) They sang different songs
D) They nested in different trees
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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