Natural Selection and Darwin
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- Q1What is Charles Darwin's "nickname?"ChuckThe Father of BiologyEvolutionary GeniusThe Father of Evolution30s
- Q2Darwin went on a journey that lasted how many years?1515330s
- Q3The ship Darwin travelled on was the?HMS 007HMS IntrepidHMS SnoopyHMS Beagle30s
- Q4Darwin's voyage started in?183119811851182130s
- Q5Darwin's primary observations were made at?The Galapagos IslandsBrazilThe Falkland IslandsGuyana30s
- Q6Why 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 DarwinBecause Darwin wanted to study Peppered Moths.30s
- Q7Darwin published his book more than _________ years after his journey ended?25502030s
- Q8"Young Earth Creationists" believe that the earth is about ________ years old?4 billion6,0006 million100,00030s
- Q9Finding a band of shells in a cliff 45 feet above the sea indicates that at one timethat 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
- Q10Ability to survive and reproduce more offspring relative to other members of an environment is known as?Artificial SelectionAdaptationNatural SelectionFitness30s
- Q11The ability of a trait to be passed down from one generation to another.HeritabilityFitnessViabilityAdaptation30s
- Q12The process by which humans change a species by breeding it for certain traits.ViabilityArtificial SelectionNatural SelectionVariation30s
- Q13The 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.VariationNatural SelectionArtificial SelectionViability30s
- Q14All the individuals of a species that live in one area.CrowdPopulationCommunityPosse30s
- Q15All of the different organisms of different species living in one area.PopulationFlockCommunityHerd30s