Wallace and Darwin

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8th Grade
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Amy Milam
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Who came up with the idea of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
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NGSS.HS-LS4-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Where did Alfred Russel Wallace spend four years studying plants and animals?
Europe
South America
Africa
Asia
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
How many specimens of plants and animals did Wallace collect during his travels?
150,000
50,000
100,000
10,000
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
In what year did Wallace send his ideas to Darwin?
1858
1860
1850
1855
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What imaginary line did Wallace create to divide the places where Asian animal species live from the places where animals of the South Pacific and Australia live?
Darwin Line
Evolution Line
Wallace Line
Natural Selection Line
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What was the reason for Darwin publishing Wallace's work without permission?
To help spread Wallace's ideas
To stop Wallace from publishing first
Both A and B
None of the above
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What was the profession of Alfred Russel Wallace?
Botanist
Astronomer
Chemist
Geologist
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