Charles Darwin and Evolution Quiz ALEF 72-73

What book is Charles Darwin most famous for writing?

• The Descent of Man

• The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

• The Voyage of the Beagle

• On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection

Where did Charles Darwin complete his degree?

• University of Cambridge

• University of Oxford

• University of London

• University of Edinburgh

What did Charles Darwin collect during his voyage on the HMS Beagle?

• Rocks and animals

• Fossils and plants

• Rocks and fossils

• Plants and animals

Who determined that the Galápagos finches were different species?

• Charles Lyell

• Charles Darwin

• John Gould

• Thomas Malthus

What did Charles Darwin study to find an explanation for change in nature?

• Evolution by mutation

• Artificial selection in pigeons

• Natural selection in finches

• Selective breeding in plants and animals

What did Charles Lyell propose in his book Principles of Geology?

• Earth was flat

• Earth was created in 4004 BC

• Earth was millions of years old

• Earth was constantly shrinking

What did Thomas Malthus predict about human population?

• The population will remain constant

• The population will decrease rapidly

• The population will grow exponentially

• The population will reach a steady state

What did Darwin call the process of human selection of desirable traits in plants and animals?

• Genetic modification

• Selective breeding

• Artificial selection

• Natural selection

What did Darwin observe about the variations in a population?

• They are random

• They are inherited

• They are not inherited

• They are caused by mutation

What leads to a struggle for survival in a population?

• Equal production of offspring

• No production of offspring

• Overproduction of offspring

• Underproduction of offspring