Darwin's Theory of Evolution: Part 1

Who is famous for coming up with the Theory of Evolution?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Thomas Malthus

The process in which organisms have changed over time

• Evolution

• Biodiversity

• Fossilization

• Deep time

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What was the name of the ship Darwin travelled on?

• HMS Beagle

• HMS Aussie

• HMS Spaniel

• HMS Galapagos

What did Darwin collect on his journey?

• Plants

• Animals

• Fossils

• Air samples

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What is biodiversity?

• Similarities among living things

• Differences among living things

• Similarities among nonliving things

• Differences among nonliving things

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What were the 3 patterns of biodiversity that Darwin noticed?

• Species vary globally

• Species vary locally

• Species vary over time

• Species do not vary

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Darwin observed that different, yet similar species lived in different, ecologically similar, habitats on different continents

• Species vary globally

• Species vary locally

• Species vary over time

• Species do not vary

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Darwin observed that different, yet related, species lived in different habitats in nearby areas

• Species vary globally

• Species vary locally

• Species vary over time

• Species do not vary

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Darwin observed that some fossils of extinct species were similar to living species

• Species vary globally

• Species vary locally

• Species vary over time

• Species do not vary

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Fossils

• Preserved remains of ancient organisms

• Preserved traces of ancient organisms

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