Theory of Evolution STAAR Review

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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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.

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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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

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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 was Charles Darwin invited to be on the HMS Beagel?

• A Naturalist

• A Sailor

• A Captain

the process in which populations change over time

• basketball

• natural selection

• evolution

• mutation

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I formed the theory of evolution by natural selection after my research of various species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?

• Reginald Punnett

• Charles Darwin

• Mr. St. Louis

• Gregor Mendel

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The strongest evidence for evolution from a common ancestor is

• similar DNA sequences

• similar body structures

• similar fossils

• all of the above

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