Darwin voyage

What was the main purpose of the Beagle's voyage?

• To study the coastline of South America

• To explore the Galapagos Islands

• To map the southern coast of Africa

• To observe different species of finches

What did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos islands?

• They had heavy beaks for cracking open seeds

• They had thin beaks for probing plants for insects

• They had different beak shapes on each island

• They had adapted to the type of food available on each island

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What did Darwin observe about the giant tortoises in the Galapagos islands?

• They had different shell shapes on each island

• They had adapted to different habitats and food types

• They were all related to each other

• They were all flightless birds

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What did Darwin observe about the fossils of extinct animals?

• They were very similar to living species

• They were all giant armored animals

• They were found in Southeast Asia

• They were all flightless birds

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Why did Darwin delay publishing his theory of natural selection?

• He wanted to gather more evidence to support his ideas

• He was afraid of being ridiculed by other scientists

• He was waiting for his cousin to finish writing a similar book

• He was unsure if his theory was correct

On his Journey, Darwin collected _____.

• fossils

• bones

• rocks

• fungi

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The process of change over time is called _____.

• evolution

• transforming

• growing

• adulting

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What did Darwin's theory of biological evolution explain

• The theory explained how modern organisms changed slowly over a very long time and described how modern organisms came from shared ancestors.

• The theory forgot to explained how modern organisms changed slowly over a very long time and described how modern organisms came from shared ancestors.

• The theory explained how modern organisms changed very fast over a short period of time and described how modern organisms came from shared ancestors.

• The theory falsely accuses how modern organisms changed slowly over a very long time and described how modern organisms came from shared ancestors.

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What three kinds of variations among organisms did Darwin observe during the voyage of the Beagle?

• 1- species can be different around the world 2- species can be different on a local level 3- species can change over time

• 1- species can't be different around the world 2- species can be different on a local level 3- species can change over time

• 1- species can be similar around the world 2- species can be similar on a local level 3- species can change over time

• 1- species somewhat can be different around the world 2- species can be different on a local level 3- species can change over time

What islands help shape Darwin's belief about how evolution occurred?

• Hawaiian

• Catalina

• Galapagos

• Australia