Darwin & Natural Selection: The Basics

_____ is the process of change over time.

• Biology

• Evolution

• Heredity

• Natural Selection

Charles Darwin has earned the nickname: _____.

• The Dude Who Studied a Variety of Life

• The Father of Evolution

• The Galapagos Scientist

• The Heir of Natural Selection

Charles Darwin traveled around the world on a ship called the HMS _____.

• Beagle

• Mayflower

• Nina

• Santa Maria

Charles Darwin wrote a famous book based on his observations. The title of the book was _____.

• Changes Over Time

• The Evolution of Earth's Organisms

• The Nature of Evolution on Earth

• On The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin wrote a famous book based on his observations. The title of the book was _____.

• Changes Over Time

• The Evolution of Earth's Organisms

• The Nature of Evolution on Earth

• The Origin of Species

_____ is the premise that organisms that are best adapted to an environment survive and reproduce more than others.

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Heredity

• Natural Selection

In _____, each species produces more offspring than can survive.

• competition

• overproduction

• selection

• variation

In _____, each individual has a unique combination of inherited traits.

• competition

• overproduction

• selection

• variation

In _____. individuals in a species compete for limited resources.

• competition

• overproduction

• selection

• variation

In _____, the individuals with the best traits /adaptations will survive and have the opportunity to pass on their traits to offspring.

• competition

• overproduction

• selection

• variation