Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the traditional belief system about life before the shift to evolutionary thinking?
Natural selection
Natural theology
Social Darwinism
Biogeography
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main purpose of Darwin's voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle?
To write a book on theology
To study medicine
To collect beetles
To explore geological changes and collect specimens
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a focus of Darwin's studies during his voyage?
Species variation
Geological changes
Fossil collection
Artificial selection
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which book by Thomas Malthus influenced Darwin's theory of natural selection?
Principles of Geology
The Malay Archipelago
Essay on the Principle of Population
Natural Theology
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Darwin delay publishing his theory of evolution?
He was busy with other scientific work
He was unaware of Wallace's similar findings
He was waiting for more evidence
He was not confident in his theory
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was Alfred Russel Wallace's major contribution to the field of biology?
Writing 'On the Origin of Species'
Developing the theory of natural theology
Inventing the discipline of biogeography
Coining the term 'survival of the fittest'
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main idea behind Wallace's line in Indonesia?
It marked the boundary of Darwin's influence
It separated species resembling Asia from those resembling Australia
It was a political boundary
It was a geological formation
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