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Natural Selection and Darwin

Quiz by Dennis Mitchel

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  • Q1
    What is Charles Darwin's "nickname?"
    Chuck
    The Father of Biology
    Evolutionary Genius
    The Father of Evolution
    30s
  • Q2
    Darwin went on a journey that lasted how many years?
    15
    1
    5
    3
    30s
  • Q3
    The ship Darwin travelled on was the?
    HMS 007
    HMS Intrepid
    HMS Snoopy
    HMS Beagle
    30s
  • Q4
    Darwin's voyage started in?
    1831
    1981
    1851
    1821
    30s
  • Q5
    Darwin's primary observations were made at?
    The Galapagos Islands
    Brazil
    The Falkland Islands
    Guyana
    30s
  • Q6
    Why was Darwin invited on the journey?
    Because Darwin did not support the idea that Earth and its organisms "evolve."
    Because the Captain wanted to get rid of Darwin
    Because Darwin wanted to study Peppered Moths.
    30s
  • Q7
    Darwin published his book more than _________ years after his journey ended?
    2
    5
    50
    20
    30s
  • Q8
    "Young Earth Creationists" believe that the earth is about ________ years old?
    4 billion
    6,000
    6 million
    100,000
    30s
  • Q9
    Finding a band of shells in a cliff 45 feet above the sea indicates that at one time
    that natural selection is occuring.
    that part of the cliff was once at the top of a mountain.
    that part of the cliff has always been right where it is now.
    that part of the cliff was at the bottom of the ocean.
    30s
  • Q10
    Ability to survive and reproduce more offspring relative to other members of an environment is known as?
    Artificial Selection
    Adaptation
    Natural Selection
    Fitness
    30s
  • Q11
    The ability of a trait to be passed down from one generation to another.
    Heritability
    Fitness
    Viability
    Adaptation
    30s
  • Q12
    The process by which humans change a species by breeding it for certain traits.
    Viability
    Artificial Selection
    Natural Selection
    Variation
    30s
  • Q13
    The process by which plants and animals that can adapt to changes in their environment are able to survive and reproduce while those that cannot adapt do not survive.
    Variation
    Natural Selection
    Artificial Selection
    Viability
    30s
  • Q14
    All the individuals of a species that live in one area.
    Crowd
    Population
    Community
    Posse
    30s
  • Q15
    All of the different organisms of different species living in one area.
    Population
    Flock
    Community
    Herd
    30s

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