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1.

Which scientist suggested that overpopulation of humans will cause competition over resources, and an increase in human deaths in the future?

a)

Lyell

b)

Gould

c)

Malthus

d)

Lamarck

2.

A trait can have different alternatives. For example, the trait for eyes color can be blue or brown. This is an example of

a)

Genes

b)

Natural selection

c)

Plate tectonics

d)

Variations

3.

The process of humans selecting desired traits in organisms to be passed on to future offspring

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Natural selection

c)

Evolution

d)

Variations

4.

What did Darwin use for his experiments with artificial selection?

a)

Finches

b)

Pigeons

c)

Tortoises

d)

Iguanas

5.

Another name for selective breeding

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Natural selection

c)

Evolution

d)

Variation

6.

Darwin theorized that finches originally descended from

a)

Galapagos

b)

Australia

c)

North America

d)

South America

7.

Darwin theorized that finches _____________ to other geographical locations and then __________ to the new environment

a)

. Adapted; migrated

b)

. Migrated; adapted

c)

. Evolved; speciated

d)

. Speciated; evolved

8.

Which of the following variations did Darwin observe in the tortoises of the Galapagos?

a)

Neck and wings

b)

Necks and beaks

c)

Shells and necks

d)

Shells and beaks

9.

Which of the following did Darwin include in his research?

a)

. Marine fossils of the Andes mountains

b)

. Giant fossils of animals compared to smaller, similar present-day animals

c)

. Movement of Earth, and how earthquakes can move rock masses long distances

d)

all are true

10.

Which of the following is not an observation Darwin made in his breeding of pigeons?

a)

Fossils of pigeons

b)

Variations in observable pigeon traits

c)

. Inherited traits

d)

. Traits promoted in offspring by selection and breeding

11.

Which is not one of the four principles of natural selection?

a)

Variations in trait

b)

Survival of certain traits

c)

Underproduction

d)

Inheritance of trait

12.

Organisms with favorable traits are able to reproduce and pass their traits to their offspring. Therefore survive. This is because of

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Natural selection

c)

Evolution

d)

Inheritance

13.

What was the mission of the HMS Beagle?

a)

Find new fossils

b)

Study finches

c)

Find and study Mexicans

d)

Survey the coasts of South America

14.

What was Darwin’s role on the HMS Beagle?

a)

Naturalist

b)

Captain

c)

Guide

d)

Doctor

e)

captain companion

15.

Which of the following did Darwin NOT collect from the Galapagos?

a)

Finches

b)

Ostriches

c)

Iguanas

d)

Mockingbirds

16.

Which tortoise has a combination of both dome and saddleback shells?

a)

Pinta isle tortoises

b)

Isabela isle tortoises

c)

Hood isle tortoises

d)

All of the Galapagos

17.

Which of the following finches most likely adapted to an environment that had large, tough nuts as its main food source for finches?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

Organisms who are best adapted to survive are said to have

a)

. High fitness

b)

. Low fitness

c)

. Natural selection

d)

Evolution

19.

Which best describes the prevailing view about the age of Earth and evolution before Darwin’s voyage on the HMS Beagle? أي مما يلي ّ يقد ً م الوصف الأمثل للرأي الذي كان سائدا حول عمر الأرض ّ والتطور قبل رحلة داروين على متن السفينة ؟HMS Beagle

a)

A. Earth and life are recent and have remained unchanged.الأرض والحياة ّ حديثتا العهد، ولم تخضعا لأي ّ تغير

b)

B. Species evolved rapidly during the first six thousand to a few hundred thousand years.تطورت الأنواع بسرعة خلال فترة الستة آلاف سنةالأولى وعلى امتداد بضع مئات الآلاف من السنوات التالية

c)

C. Earth is billions of years old, but species have not evolved.يبلغ عمر كوكب الأرض مليارات السنين، لكن الأنواع لم تتطور

d)

D. Species have evolved on Earth for billions of years تطورت الأنواع على الأرض على مدى مليارات السنين

20.

Which statement about the tortoise above would be part of an explanation for tortoise evolution based on natural selection? أي العبارات التالية المتعلقة بالسلحفاة ّ المبينة أعلاه من شأنها أن تكون ً جزء ً ا من الشرح المتعلق بتطور السلحفاة بناء على الانتخاب الطبيعي؟

a)

All tortoises look like the above tortoise.كل السلاحف تبدو مثل السلحفاة ّ المبينة أعلاه

b)

. Tortoises with domed shells have more young than tortoises with flat shells.السلاحف ذات الأصداف المقببة هي ً أصغر سنا من السلاحف ذات الأصداف ّ المسطحة

c)

All the tortoises born on the island survive.كل السلاحف التي تولد على الجزيرة تبقى على قيد الحياة

d)

The tortoise shell looks nothing like the shell of either parent. لا تشبه صدفة السلحفاة صدفة ّ أي من أبويها

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