The Making of a Theory - Darwin, Wallace, Natural Selection

What was the main consequence of Wallace's shipwreck?

• He decided to become a sailor.

• He discovered a new species.

• He lost all his specimens and notes.

• He met Charles Darwin.

What observation in the Galapagos Islands led Darwin to question special creation?

• The beauty of the ocean.

• The taste of armadillo meat.

• The differences in tortoise shells.

• The volcanic rocks.

How did Darwin and Wallace decide to handle the publication of their ideas?

• They published separately.

• They shared the credit.

• They competed fiercely.

• They abandoned their ideas.

What was the key idea that both Darwin and Wallace independently arrived at?

• Species change through natural selection.

• Species are immutable.

• Species are distributed randomly.

• Species are created by divine intervention.

What did Darwin and Wallace's collaboration signify for modern biology?

• The decline of natural selection.

• The rise of special creation.

• The end of evolutionary studies.

• The birth of modern biology.