11.1 Theory of Evolution Quiz (U5 T10 & T11)

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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What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest
• survival of the fastest
• survival of the biggest
• survival of the fittest

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Nature has a way of causing organisms that inherit advantageous traits to survive and reproduce more successfully than the ones that don't. This process is known as...

• natural selection
• genetic variation
• adaptation
• overproduction

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):

• hypothesis
• experiment
• cause and effect
• scientific theory

A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce

• adaptation

• stabilizing selection

• fitness

• selective breeding

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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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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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Charles Darwin was the first to discover evolution.

• True

• False