Year 10: Origin of Darwin's Finches Quiz

When did the first of the Galápagos Islands arise from the ocean floor?

• Around 1 million years ago

• Around 5 million years ago

• Around 10 million years ago

• Around 3 million years ago

What is the most well-known example of evolution linked to Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection?

• Giant tortoises

• Sea iguanas

• Flightless cormorants

• Galápagos finches

What type of food is the ground-finch (Geospiza) adapted to feed on?

• Fish

• Seeds and arthropods

• Leaves

• Insects

What is the woodpecker finch (Camarhynchus pallidus) known for using to pry arthropods out of treeholes?

• Cactus spines

• Twigs

• Feathers

• Leaves

What is the term used to describe the rapid evolution of ecologically different species from a common ancestor?

• Adaptive radiation

• Natural selection

• Genetic drift

• Mutation

Where did the ancestral flock of Galápagos finches likely reach the islands from?

• South America

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

What did the oldest known fossil remains of Galápagos finches come from?

• Cretaceous period

• Holocene period

• Jurassic period

• Pleistocene period

Based on morphological and behavioural similarities, what species was argued to be the most likely direct ancestor of the Galápagos finches?

• Hummingbird

• Tropical parrot

• Blue-back grassquit

• Woodpecker

What changes may have facilitated the colonisation of the Galápagos Islands by the finches?

• Changes in tides

• Changes in solar radiation

• Changes in moon phases

• Changes in ocean circulation

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• To control information

• To make money

• To provide quality news

• To support the rich and powerful