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On the Origin of Species

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Charles Darwin name his first theory?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Adaptation Theory

c)

The Changing World

d)

Animals and Plants Adapt Overtime

2.

What is 'evolution'?

a)

Exploring islands for different species

b)

Animals change over time to survive where they live

c)

The amount of different species

d)

Animals reproducing and creating offspring

3.

What did Darwin suggest our 340 different breeds of dog originate from many moons ago?

a)

Cats

b)

Fish

c)

Wolves

d)

Dinosaurs

4.

What was the name of the boat that Darwin travelled the globe on, in search of animals and to collect fossils?

a)

The Antarctic Ship

b)

Natural Selection

c)

HMS Beagle

d)

Titanic

5.

What was the name of the species of bird that Charles Darwin spent a lot of time researching?

a)

Sparrow

b)

Eagle

c)

Falcon

d)

Finch

6.

What does the word 'extinct' mean?

a)

The creation of new species

b)

How animals adapt overtime

c)

When a species are no longer in existence

d)

The evolution of an animal or plant

7.

What was Charles Darwin's occupation?

a)

Naturalist

b)

Marine Biologist

c)

Archeologist

d)

Paleontologist

8.

On which Islands did Darwin research the different species of finch?

a)

Channel Islands

b)

Balearic Islands

c)

Hawaiian Islands

d)

Galapagos Islands

9.

According to the book, how long does it take for adaptations of a species to eventually create a whole new species?

a)

1 year

b)

100 years

c)

Not very long

d)

Tens of thousands of years

10.

How interesting do you find Charles Darwin's theory relating to the evolution of living organisms?

a)

Not very interest at all

b)

Slightly interesting

c)

Interesting

d)

Really interesting