Exploring Darwin's Finches and Natural Selection
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7th Grade
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Sophia Harris
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who boarded the HMS Beagle in December 1831 for a voyage to South America?
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
John Gould
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What islands did Darwin explore that led to a significant scientific discovery?
Caribbean Islands
Galapagos Islands
Hawaiian Islands
Falkland Islands
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of birds did Darwin collect in the Galapagos Islands?
Parrots
Finches
Eagles
Pigeons
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
With whom did Darwin examine the collected finches upon returning to the UK?
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Gregor Mendel
John Gould
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the differences in finch claw sizes indicate?
Different nesting habits
Adaptation to different foods
Age of the birds
Gender differences
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the variations in finch beak sizes suggest?
Random mutation
Climate change
Adaptation to food sources
Seasonal changes
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why was breeding between different species of finch unlikely?
Lack of interest
Physical barriers
Differences in mating rituals
Distance between islands
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