WorksheetsWallace and Darwin Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who came up with the idea of natural selection?
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Alfred Russel Wallace
Charles Darwin
Where did Alfred Russel Wallace spend four years studying plants and animals?
Malaysia
South America
Singapore
England
About how many specimens of plants and animals did Wallace collect during his travels?
100,000
125,000
50,000
150,000,000
In which year did Wallace write his ideas down and send them to Darwin?
1860
1858
1855
1850
Where is the Wallace Line located?
Between where the Asian animal species live South Pacific and Australian species
Between Malaysian species of animals and and Indonesian
Between South America and Asia
Between England and Malaysia
What did Darwin do with Wallace's essays?
Ignored them
Published them with himself as the sole author
Published them with Wallace as a co-author
Sent them back to Wallace
How did Wallace feel about Darwin publishing his work?
Happy
Indifferent
Surprised
Angry
What did Wallace continue to do for the rest of his life?
Do scientific research
Write fiction novels
Travel the world as a tourist
Become a politician
Which places did Wallace spend a total of eight years studying plants and animals?
South America
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
What did Wallace realize about the plants and animals he studied during his travels?
They were not changing at all
They were changing rapidly
They were changing only in certain locations
They were changing slowly over long periods of time
