Wallace and Darwin Quiz

Who came up with the idea of natural selection?

• Marie Curie

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Charles Darwin

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Where did Alfred Russel Wallace spend four years studying plants and animals?

• Malaysia

• South America

• Singapore

• England

About how many specimens of plants and animals did Wallace collect during his travels?

• 100,000

• 125,000

• 50,000

• 150,000,000

In which year did Wallace write his ideas down and send them to Darwin?

• 1860

• 1858

• 1855

• 1850

Where is the Wallace Line located?

• Between where the Asian animal species live South Pacific and Australian species

• Between Malaysian species of animals and and Indonesian

• Between South America and Asia

• Between England and Malaysia

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What did Darwin do with Wallace's essays?

• Ignored them

• Published them with himself as the sole author

• Published them with Wallace as a co-author

• Sent them back to Wallace

How did Wallace feel about Darwin publishing his work?

• Happy

• Indifferent

• Surprised

• Angry

What did Wallace continue to do for the rest of his life?

• Do scientific research

• Write fiction novels

• Travel the world as a tourist

• Become a politician

Which places did Wallace spend a total of eight years studying plants and animals?

• South America

• Indonesia

• Malaysia

• Singapore

What did Wallace realize about the plants and animals he studied during his travels?

• They were not changing at all

• They were changing rapidly

• They were changing only in certain locations

• They were changing slowly over long periods of time

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