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WorksheetsUCEA yr8 Charles Darwin
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?
a)
google
b)
wikipedia
c)
mans attempt to destroy mankind
d)
finches in the Galapagos island
2.
who is Charles darwin
a)
starbucks owner
b)
a bird
c)
a christian
d)
a naturalist
3.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
4.
Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin’s observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galápagos Islands?
a)
artificial selection
b)
adaptation
c)
acquired characteristics
d)
tendency towards perfection
5.
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches
a)
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
b)
acquired traits through use and disuse.
c)
all eat the same type of food.
d)
descended from a common ancestor.
6.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
7.
The ship Charles Darwin spent 5 years aboard as the Naturalist is the
a)
QEll
b)
HMS Beagle
c)
Pinta
d)
HMS Pinaphore
8.
What book did he write?
a)
Diary of a wimpy kid
b)
The Origin of species
c)
The giving tree
d)
The first dictionary.
9.
When was Charles Darwin Born?
a)
1738
b)
1809
c)
1776
d)
2003
10.
Where was Charles Darwin Born?
a)
Hamburg
b)
Moscow
c)
Egypt
d)
United kingdom
11.
When did he die?
a)
Dec 24, 100,000,000,000 BC
b)
April 19, 1882
c)
Never
d)
Jan 1, 1000
12.
The process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms is called
a)
inheritance
b)
ancestry
c)
evolution
d)
parentalism
13.
The disappearance of all members of a species from Earth is called
a)
eviction
b)
immigration
c)
emigration
d)
extinction
14.
The chain of islands near South America where Darwin developed his theory of natural selection by studying the unique life there is called
a)
the Andouilles
b)
the Hawaiian Islands
c)
the Galapagos Islands
d)
the Aleutian Islands
15.
Who was Charles Darwin married to ?
a)
His sister
b)
Alberta S. Jones
c)
His cousin
d)
His Aunt
16.
Why does Darwin challenge Christianity
a)
If you are literalist it challenges the creation story
b)
If you are liberal it challenges the creation story
c)
It disproves the existence of God
d)
It disproves the existence of Jesus
17.
Which process produced the two different types of beaks in the ground finch and the tree finch?
a)
artificial selection
b)
geographical distribution
c)
natural selection
d)
disuse of the beak
18.
after the Industrial Revolution, the largest percentage of peppered moths were
a)
dark
b)
light
19.
a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
a)
variation
b)
adaptation
c)
species
d)
evlolution
20.
What does evolution mean?
a)
To change something
b)
To change and adapt over time
c)
To lose some original features
d)
To improve ssomething over time
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