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Week 32 Quiz Biology (Darwin's Dangerous Idea)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name

Class

Date

Who said that if human population continued to grow, there wouldn't be enough food for everyone?

Lamarck

Lyell

Malthus

Hutton

Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches

have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.

acquired traits through use and disuse.

all eat the same type of food.

descended from a common ancestor.

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

Variation

Adaptation

Behavior

Environment

Who developed the theory of evolution?

Charles Darwin

Mike Tyson

George Washington

Patton Manning

Darwin's expedition was called the Voyage of the _________.

Mayflower

Beagle

World

Galapagos

What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

Their feathers

Genotypes

Their beaks

Their body sizes

Two organisms that are closely related would have

very similar DNA sequence

exactly the same DNA sequences

no proteins in common

completely different DNA sequence

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Charles Darwin was born in what country?

England

Scotland

Ireland

Wales

10.

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

different species on different islands

all species on one of the islands

identical species on all the islands

the same species as North America

11.

Darwin theorized that individuals having an advantage due to their traits or abilities will be more likely to survive and reproduce. This theory is known as

evolution

speciation

adaptation

natural selection

12.

There are three species of birds on an island. Bird A has a heavy bill for eating seeds. Bird B has a pointed bill for eating insects. Bird C has a sharp bill for eating both insects and seeds. If all insects on the island suddenly disappeared, which bird or birds would be the LEAST affected?

Bird A

Bird B

Bird C

Bird A and Bird B

13.

Darwin found fossils of the animal.

Cave Bear

Ground Sloth

Galapagos Tortoise

Tree Kangaroo

14.

Which naturalist was about to publish an essay on evolution, inspired by some of the findings of Charles Darwin as well as his own?

Thomas Huxely

Capitan Fitzroy

Erasmus Darwin

Alfred Russel Wallace

15.

Who was Charles Darwin probably referring to when he wrote:

“How grandly you have defended me....you have indeed been a true friend.” (hint: Bulldog)

Thomas Huxely

Captain Fitzroy

Professor Owen

Alfred Russel Wallace

16.

Since watching the video, explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS what you think "Natural Selection" is.

4 lines

17.

From what you've learned so far, explain how YOU THINK that "natural" selection different than "evolution"?

4 lines

18.

Which is a stronger concept in science: Theory or Hypothesis? Why?

4 lines

19.

. Do you think Charles Darwin was right or wrong about natural selection? Why or why not?

4 lines

20.

Describe what you learned from the movie that you didn't already know.

4 lines

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Week 32 Quiz Biology (Darwin's Dangerous Idea)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 43mins

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