What is Charles Darwin most famous for?

Charles Darwin and His Theory of Evolution

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George Morris
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Discovering electricity
Writing the play 'Hamlet'
Inventing the steam engine
His work on the theory of evolution
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Where did Charles Darwin make significant observations that contributed to his theory?
The Sahara Desert
The Galapagos Islands
The Amazon Rainforest
The Himalayas
3.
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What was the name of the ship Darwin traveled on during his famous voyage?
HMS Beagle
HMS Discovery
HMS Endeavour
HMS Victory
4.
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What did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
They could not fly
Their beak shapes varied from island to island
They were all the same color
They all had the same beak shape
5.
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What is the process called where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring?
Symbiosis
Natural selection
Metamorphosis
Photosynthesis
6.
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Which book did Darwin publish in 1859 that outlined his theory of evolution?
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
On the Origin of Species
The Voyage of the Beagle
The Descent of Man
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Who was the biologist that independently conceived a theory of natural selection similar to Darwin's?
Isaac Newton
Louis Pasteur
Alfred Russel Wallace
Gregor Mendel
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